"Peace talks succeeded? You can't make it in this life! ”

These words kept ringing in Lin Kun's ears. This is the conclusion he made when Li Peiting and him deduced how to sing the big drama of peace talks before he set off. Both of them firmly believe in such a conclusion.

"How different are the prices offered by the two companies?" Li Peiting put the hookah in his hand aside, and naturally there was a bewitching Tianfang orchid with a bewitching waist and limbs hurriedly took it in his hand and loaded the owner with new tobacco.

"From what I know about Dolgon, he just wants us to develop trade with the Qing army, and then cut out a few places in the south of the Yangtze River to us, promising the lord that he can split the soil and seal the king. Joke! If the lord wanted to be an emperor, he could have established himself as an emperor ten years ago! Do you have to wait until now?! Moreover, the territory he gave us is nine times out of ten, either the land of Liangguang and Fujian, which were originally under the jurisdiction of our Nanyue Army, or the ground in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places that are now controlled by the sons of Li Chuang and Zhang Xianzhong. I want to make an empty favor, take out an edict that is not worth half a copper, in exchange for us and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the two families of one Buddha Nirvana and two Buddhas were born, and then he was eating the rice we sold to him on the side, and he was full of energy, and when we were exhausted, suddenly a morning would come over, and at that time, we just wanted to be slaves and couldn't be a slave! ”

According to Li Peiting's suggestion to Li Shouhan, the conditions for peace talks should be as follows: Militarily, the Qing army retreated outside Shanhaiguan, and the two sides returned to the strategic posture they had in the 17th year of Chongzhen. Politically, the Qing army wanted to continue the conditions proposed by Huang Taiji and become a vassal under the rule of the Nanyue army, that is, the Qing, as a regime, wanted to be a vassal to Li Shouhan. As a condition for making amends, economically, the Nanyue army would open up mutual trade with the Qing army. Moreover, it is not limited to a certain place, nor does it stipulate the number of venues in the mutual market, the season, etc. In other words, as long as you have something to trade with me and silver to purchase, I will trade with you whenever and wherever I want.

Except for the opening of mutual market trade, which can be regarded as a one-time hook-up and rape, the remaining two are absolutely not to be discussed.

However, this is also the purpose of Li Peiting, Lin Kun and the entire Nanyue Army Group!

The immediate goal is to gain time and space. In this regard, the Nanyue army and the Qing army have the same goal. Because, "the lord has already issued a general mobilization order, and the entire Nanyue army system has now entered a wartime system." Get ready to fight with the Tartars! ”

However, it will take time for the strong men scattered in the villages, market towns, and state capitals to complete the mobilization and assembly, and also form an army, and then gradually move north. The weapons and armor piled up in various workshops and warehouses also need to be transported and distributed in order to form combat effectiveness in the hands of soldiers. In addition, a large amount of grain and grass was transferred from the reserve warehouse and transported north to serve as military rations; It takes time to purchase a large number of meat, salted fish, wind chicken, bacon, and produce meat porcelain jars in meat workshops.

What's more, the Nanyue Army is facing not only the Qing army, but also various intricate contradictions within itself and the entire Ming system.

Not to mention anything else, after withdrawing from the Hangzhou Trade Zone, the fleet formation was not completed in the Qiantang River, and there were scouts to report that Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, built an altar in Shaoxing to worship the sky, and announced that he would serve as the king of Lu and the Ming clan as the Ming Dynasty. Take on the task of reviving the Ming Chamber and expelling the Tartars.

Is this worth it?! Although the current Ming Hongguang Emperor is unfortunately dusty, and Zhu Changshu, the king of Lu, is shamefully the scum of the Ming clan, but the clan casually set himself up as the prison of the country, and the crooked wind that declares himself the emperor cannot be opened! What's more, you have all declared yourself the legitimate heir of the Ming Dynasty, do we have another master? Have you discussed this matter with us?!

Holding four good cards of two or two kings in his hand, Zheng Zhilong naturally would not put Zhu Yihai, who did not even have a card in his hand, in his eyes. In strict accordance with the etiquette process of the Ming Dynasty, he went to the Empress Dowager Zou's boat to meet the Empress Dowager. After obtaining the permission of the only remaining old lady with the highest status and the highest status in the Ming Dynasty, with more than 10,000 people under Fang Guoan's subordinates as the vanguard, the soldiers, horses, gunboats rushed to Shaoxing and other places on the south bank of the Qiantang River, and captured King Lu, who was trying to usurp the throne and stand on his own feet and plot against the party!

"Escort these people to Shanghai County! When the time comes, the Lord Guild will ask the Queen Mother to explain the crimes of these people. When the time comes, whether it is dealt with in accordance with the law of the country or in accordance with the family law, we will be subordinates, just listen to the order! ”

On his flagship, Zheng Zhilong looked at the frightened Ma Shiying, and answered his question lightly. In the eyes of Zheng Zhilong, a pirate who has been accumulating for many years, the current military affairs of the imperial court are actually not qualitatively different from the fire and attack between the pirate gangs. The difference is only in size and name. Pirate gangs can fight directly with each other, while the imperial court needs to have a lofty name in order to occupy the commanding heights of morality and law. "Actually, it's all! Which emperor of all dynasties founded the country by virtue of morality? Aren't they all fought with the strength of swords, guns, bows and horses? Or was it a conspiracy and a coup d'état? However, if you don't have the strength in your hands, what are you going to do about a coup d'état? That is, a Wang Mang, who came to power with a good reputation, and as a result, he left a thousand years of infamy. On the contrary, the one who killed his brother and slaughtered his brother in the vestibule, and imprisoned his father in the harem, left a story for the ages. If he doesn't have the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Palace, no generals such as Wei Chigong and Qin Shubao, and no tens of thousands of Xuanjia cavalry in his hands, hum! You try it?! ”

Zheng Zhilong's words were said unscrupulously, so that he had just escaped from the iron hooves and claws of the Qing army, and originally planned to recuperate for a while after arriving in Shanghai County, and with the strength of Li Shouhan, he could make a comeback, regain the authority of the Ming court, and restore the glory and brilliance of his Ming first assistant. However, after listening to such blunt words, he suddenly had the feeling that the little white rabbit had escaped from the wolf's mouth, but jumped into the tiger's mouth in one step.

"It turned out to be a tiger. For years, we have been blinded by his meekness, forgetting that underneath his submissive cloak is the body of a tiger. Ma Shiying smiled bitterly and said goodbye to his previous unrealistic fantasies. He had to think carefully about how the fleet should adapt to the situation after it arrived in Shanghai to protect this good head, and then seek wealth and fame.

"Li Weiru, Li Weiru, do you want to learn from Cao Cao or Zhao Kuangyin? Or, do you want to learn from Li Yuan? Ma Shiying, who was full of poetry and books and was familiar with the political affairs of previous dynasties, meditated in his cabin. In the end, he came up with an answer, "Come to think of it, Li Weiru wants to emulate his ancestor, the Longyou Li family." First support an emperor, and then, in the name of this emperor, call on the world, pacify all parties, and finally, replace it! ”

The first step was to kill the officials of the Sui Dynasty who ignored their orders everywhere, and even did not listen to the greetings, and then marched into the Guanzhong, seized this consolidated base and established Yang Guang's grandson as the emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty. In the end, the Great Sui Dynasty became the Great Tang Dynasty.

"It seems that Li Shouhan, or the people under him, are going to take out the family heirloom methods of the Li family in Longyou again!" The wind was fierce, blowing the fleet to the east, and Ma Shiying's mood was not so good. His mind was full of thoughts, like a mess, and from time to time a thought flashed like a flash of lightning, but he couldn't catch it.

"Alas! And so it is! Everything will wait until Shanghai, and let's talk about it after meeting Liang Guogong! Subconsciously, Ma Shiying has already made a choice for herself.

At this moment, Lin Kun, who was grinding his teeth and farting with Hong Chengchou in Nanjing on the terms of the peace talks between the two sides, was bargaining with Hong Chengchou and others during the day, and at night he was singing, dancing, feasting, and drinking with Duoduo and others.

"Let the upper layer of the Eight Banners quickly be soaked in bones by the land of gold dust of the Six Dynasties, this is also one of your messengers! Let these nouveau riche people from the white mountains and black waters outside the gate quickly know all kinds of new things in this world! Lin Kun kept introducing all kinds of eating, drinking, and merrymaking tricks to Duoduo Bolo and Lecco Dhumbel, who had recently arrived from Beijing to take over, so that they couldn't stop having a feeling of brightness in their eyes and a big brain.

In return for the favor, Duoduo accepted Lin Kun's gift and learned all kinds of new things, and he had to give something back. Otherwise, if it doesn't match his identity, he will really become a leopard who came from the countryside to the city to see the world. He selected more than 100 Jiangnan girls from the Jiangnan girls that Li Chengdong presented to him, "These are considered to be the return gifts from this king to Liang Guogong." He also learned from the mouths of those Jin merchants and surrender officials that Li Shouhan was also an uncultivated master, and in his back house, there were all kinds of mothers, daughters, sisters, and so on. This made Dordor feel like a confidant. Therefore, "these people who were given to Liang Guogong by this king are all from big families in the south of the Yangtze River." Often, there are relatives between them, women and women. What concubines, mothers and daughters, sisters, aunts, nephews, etc., this king can't tell the difference for a while, please Liang Guogong slowly taste it in his spare time. ”

Duoduo is also a character who has seen a lot of brothers seizing power and fighting in the palace, and he also knows that although Li Shouhan's energy and age are not a problem at the moment, but suddenly letting him have dozens or even hundreds of more women in his inner house will involve his energy to a certain extent anyway. It may even be possible to dig a rift of contradiction among his sons.

Although he is not a member of the inner circle of the Nanyue Army, Lin Kun has also heard and seen a lot about this kind of power struggle in the mansion. However, for this great gift from Duoduo, he couldn't accept it without a smile, and people said very clearly, this is a return gift for your lord. Moreover, not only more than 100 women, but also the maids and maids accompanying them, seasonal clothes, jewelry, and so on. Basically, what kind of life they lived at home was copied as it was.

"Alas! If I send back more than 100 living treasures, I'm afraid that a few ladies and sons will tear my forehead apart! Lin Kun smiled bitterly.

He couldn't forget the scene in the Tianhou Temple in Shanghai County.

As the temporary residence of Li Shouhan, the commander of the Nanyue Army, and at the same time the location of the Ming Liang Guogong and the general, Tianhou Temple is naturally heavily guarded. However, on that day, the Tianhou Temple was full of people from the flagpole in front of the temple to the front of the main hall of the Queen of Heaven.

The identities of these people are extremely complex. It covers all walks of life in the workers, peasants, soldiers, academics, and businesses in the Southern Guangdong military system. (Knock on the blackboard!) The students and technicians in Nanzhong University and several schools are completely different creatures from the boring literati who can only dance and play with the wind and the moon. What was very conspicuous was that in the crowd, there were also more than a dozen religious figures dressed in Taoist robes and Catholic robes.

Among these people, the chief of the water channel is the most eye-catching. Dressed in a gossip robe, he held a whisk in his hand, but the whisk was made of the hair on the tail of the bison in the land of Yin Shang. He did not wear a crown on his head, but instead had a brilliant feather in his bun. Some knowledgeable people quietly explained to others that this kind of feather crown is the etiquette among the descendants of Yin Shang, and if the head of the waterway is long, it is only equivalent to the princely level that can be qualified to wear it. On the robe, not to mention what jade gems are decorated, the chest of the Taoist chief is inlaid with a thick gold chain and a huge piece of jade hanging on the chest. From a distance, it smells like a nouveau riche.

This scene, as a newcomer, Lin Kun is naturally a little apprehensive, in his opinion, such an approach is tantamount to a mutiny and forcing the palace. Once Li Shouhan turned his face, those old people in Nanzhong would naturally not have much trouble, after all, they had come all the way with the lord to fight the world, and they were afraid that he, a newcomer, would be unlucky first. He stood in the middle of the crowd, although he was wearing a summer sermon robe made of ramie, which was very breathable and sweaty, but fine beads of sweat continued to emerge from his forehead and sideburns.

"Don't worry. This is not the first time this has happened. Li Peiting, who was standing in front of him, looked back and saw his little brother's expression, and couldn't help but be angry and funny, and hurriedly told him in a low voice. Indeed, this kind of scene is not the first time that the old people of the Nanyue Army have experienced it. At the beginning, that is, in front of Ha Jing's garrison mansion, the same scene happened. It was because of that time that Li Shouhan walked out of the corner of Ha Jing and pacified the Ruan family and became the ruler of Nanzhong step by step.

"Our lord is good, but he is a little indecisive and kind to a woman at a critical moment. and because of the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, he can't wipe his face and can't get his hands and feet. Therefore, those of us who are courtiers must use the will of the people to help him make up his mind. Let him know that this is not his business alone, but the aspirations of the entire Nanzhong, the entire Nanyue Army, and the people of the whole world. Therefore, he doesn't have to stick to those small benevolences and small righteousness, and he must put the people of the world first! ”

These words made Lin Kun sweat again after hearing this, but it was a cold sweat! Good boy! If the lord does this, he is either really kind-hearted and loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Either they are absolute masters of scheming, who know how to manipulate and exploit the will of the people and play the card of public opinion.

"This is a different kind of persuasion, isn't it?" Lin Kun thought to himself secretly. The scene in front of him, in the eyes of an old man like Li Peiting, is just a reenactment of the scene in front of the garrison mansion. However, in the eyes of Lin Kun, a newcomer who has recently entered the power level of Nanzhong, it is a new literacy lesson, and at the same time, it is also a kind of rehearsal and preparation.

"In the future, the Tatars will be expelled, the north and south capitals will be recovered, and even Liaodong will be restored, so will the lord still be a courtier of the Ming court? Let's learn these things well, and we can use them in the future! Not only Lin Kun had such thoughts in his heart, but even Ruoshui Daoist, who was dressed as half a Taoist priest in the Central Plains and half a descendant of Yin Shang, was also quietly thinking in his heart, how to plan all kinds of auspicious and various visions to make a statement to the lord and explain the destiny of heaven.

"Poor Dao is now overseas, and it can be said that there are more than one million people. Who does this wealth come from, the Sprinkle family naturally knows very well! has a relationship with his old Zhu family with half of Chongzhen Tongbao? Whoever eats, the poor road will speak to whom! ”

In front of the statue of the queen of heaven, Li Shouhan sat behind a chair, his eyes scanning the black head in front of him, and he couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart, and even inexplicably a little sad and a little afraid. It was he who single-handedly created the political and economic entity of Nanzhong, and with the other hand, created the military force of the Nanyue Army. But now, this entity, this power, has its own thoughts and demands, and it is time to express them to him.

"Isn't it true that you can't help me complete the great cause of Zhongxing Daming?" He struggled painfully in his heart. In front of him, he was his daughter, son, a group of veterans, workers and technicians from factories all over the south and central China, large farmers and farmers from all over the country, tea farmers in the tea mountains, and farmers in the reclamation areas along the beach. There were also shopkeepers and men in various shops, sailors on ships, students and teachers in schools. In terms of race and complexion, in addition to the Han people and the natives such as Miao Yaoxi Cave everywhere, there are also those officials and slaves with dark complexions, short Japanese labor immigrants, and those people from Taixi countries with high noses, deep eyes, blond hair and blue eyes, and the descendants of Yin Shang who have ochre skin and decorate their crowns with feathers. They can come here today, Li Shouhan knows very well that if there is no one behind the scenes, it is absolutely impossible.