"Makata, why are you crying like this, are you dissatisfied with Khan Ama?"

Huang Taiji took a few steps closer and asked softly to Makata. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

His originally gloomy and terrifying face could barely squeeze out a smile. His words are soft, but there is an unspeakable coercion.

Makata sobbed to herself, and she said softly, "Khan Amma, haven't you already betrothed the child to Ezhe? Why do you want to go back on your word and marry me to the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, the child really doesn't want to. “

"Makata, my father is doing this for your own good, why don't you understand your father's hard work." Huang Taiji raised his head and sighed lightly, with a helpless and concerned expression: "Makata, now that the Ming and Qing dynasties are making peace, my Qing Dynasty wants to marry the Ming Dynasty as a country of marriage, so my father decided to remarry you to Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Kingdom." Although Chongzhen is a mediocre person, he is a great monarch of the Ming Kingdom, and his powerful position is a heaven and an underground compared with the head of the Han tribe who is like a broken settlement. If you marry in the past, you will definitely be honored and enjoy great glory and wealth. ”

Huang Taiji paused, then caressed Chu Chuxiang's shoulder with his hand lovingly, and continued: "Makata, don't worry, my father arranged for you to marry Chongzhen, and he is definitely not harming you. After you marry into the Ming Kingdom, with the Qing Dynasty and your father behind you, Chongzhen's concubines will never dare to bully and calculate you, and even Chongzhen himself will never dare to be indifferent to you. At that time, if you give birth to a prince, Khan Ama will coerce and persecute the weak and incompetent Chongzhen, and force him to make your son the crown prince, and then promote you to the queen, so that my Makata, in the harem of the Ming Kingdom, is under one person and above ten thousand. “

When Huang Taiji said this, his eyes were full of expectation, and he continued: "If in the future, after Chongzhen's death, your son will succeed to the throne as the son of heaven in the Ming Dynasty, and we will love the bloodline of the Xinjueluo family, but it will really be above the heads of hundreds of millions of Han people." And you, who are the queen mother, have a son who is the king of a country, and the strong support of the Qing Dynasty outside, how expensive you should be, and you wield power alone! ”

"Nope! I don't want it! ”

Listening to Huang Taiji's seductive words, Makata twisted her body, got rid of Huang Taiji's caressed palm, she stood on the ground, and pleaded with Huang Taiji with tears on her face: "Khan Ama, the child doesn't want to marry any emperor, and he doesn't want to be the queen mother of one person above ten thousand people. The child just wants to spend an ordinary life with Ezhe, and he is content. Ask your father for mercy, and you will fulfill the marriage between the child and Ezhe. ”

"You, you, why did your father tell you so much, and you couldn't listen to it?!"

The smile on Huang Taiji's face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a cold and coercive look, and he shouted angrily: "Makata, my father has worked so hard to arrange it for you, but you insist on not complying, which is really disappointing to my father!" You must know that for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, Brother will die on the battlefield, and Gege will marry far away, which is the fate of the children of the royal family! You have to disobey Khan Amma's edict for the sake of a ruined Ezhe?! ”

"Father's 。。。。。。"

Makata burst into tears, and she threw herself on her knees, covered her face with a handkerchief, and wept incessantly.

Seeing his daughter crying so sadly, Huang Taiji was also sad in his heart, he stroked Makata's black hair, and said with a distressed face: "Makata, my father also knows that you can't think about it for a while, and your heart is uncomfortable." Alas, cry if you want to, cry more or less. However, my father still hopes that you can put the interests of the Qing Dynasty and the Aixin Jueluo family first, and don't just care about the most useless children's private affairs, but work hard to take on the responsibility of being a Gege of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Huang Taiji paused, and then said: "Makata, you don't have to worry about that Ezhe, my father will not embarrass him." And in three or four years, when your third sister is older, the father will marry her to Ezhe as his wife, so that the good situation of Manchu and Mongolian goodwill will not be damaged by breaking the marriage contract. During this time, you will be raised, and after the Ming and Qing dynasties officially sign an agreement, your father will marry you to the Ming Kingdom in style. ”

Makata covered her face with a handkerchief, sobbing incessantly, unable to see what her expression was.

Huang Taiji comforted Makata for a while, and when Makata's crying was quieter, he got up and left.

After leaving Makata's room, Huang Taiji ordered Makata's mother, Fujin Borgit Zhezhe, to bring her food, and at the same time instructed Borgit to pay attention to her daughter's movements, and to make sure that she did not have any accidents before marrying into the Ming Kingdom.

On the fourth day after Huang Taiji used strong authority to suppress and reluctantly completed his daughter's ideological work, Zhou Yuanzhong and Chen Zilong finally returned to Jinzhou smoothly.

Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, was also overjoyed when he heard the news that the two had reported the success of the peace talks, and after giving heavy rewards to the personnel of the mission, he immediately sent his cronies to the Beijing Division to report the good news of the peace talks to Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department.

After Fang Yizao sent an envoy to the capital, Chen Zilong also bid farewell to Zhou Yuanzhong and Fang Yizao, and returned to Shandong with two personal guards to report the good news to Li Xiao.

Fang Yizao's messenger, carrying a secret letter, galloped day and night, did not dare to rest, and finally arrived in the middle of the night five days later, and immediately went to Yang Sichang's mansion in the rice vinegar alley in the west of the capital.

At this time, Yang Sichang, who had been tired for a day, was about to go to bed to rest under the ambush of his subordinates, when he suddenly heard a report from the doorman, saying that there was Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, and urgently sent a secret envoy to come, but there was something important to report to Lord Yang.

Yang Sichang hurriedly gave an order, asking the messenger to enter the house quickly and meet him in the living room.

In the living room, after reading Fang Yizao's letter, Yang Sichang's face suddenly swelled with joy.

"Come on, reward the messenger with 20 taels of silver, and send him to the pavilion to rest."

"Lord Xie Yang."

After the servant walked out of the living room with a cheerful messenger, Yang Sichang was alone, with his hands on his face and his hair on his face, pacing back and forth in the living room proudly.

Now, the draft of peace between the Ming and Qing dynasties has been basically negotiated, and whether it can be successfully signed depends on the attitude of Emperor Chongzhen.

Thinking of this, Yang Sichang, who was excited and hot-headed, suddenly calmed down.

Can you really do the work of Emperor Chongzhen?

Yang Sichang has no bottom in his heart.

Also, the ministers in the DPRK and China, who claim to be clear streams, stubbornly defend Huayi and are still stubbornly hostile to the Qing Dynasty as the traitor of the Ming Dynasty, after learning the news of the peace talks, I am afraid that they will immediately attack their own groups, and they can really fight against the raging crowd with their own strength?

Thinking of this, Yang Sichang sighed unconsciously.

However, he soon realized that it was difficult to achieve it alone, but he could find a powerful helper for himself.

This helper is naturally Li Xiao, the red phoenix uncle of Shandong.

If Li Xiao and himself can enter the palace together to persuade the emperor, then the possibility of this agreement being officially signed will be much greater.

It's just that Li Xiao is a foreign minister, and he is not allowed to enter Beijing unless he is called, and it is not feasible to let Li Xiao persuade the emperor with him.

Yang Sichang had a random idea, and secretly thought, it is better to go to the emperor tomorrow by himself, and initially find out the emperor's attitude, if the emperor has a cheerful attitude and is willing to accept this proposal and conditions, it will be the best. If the emperor is opposed or hesitates, he will point to Chongzhen again, saying that if the emperor is hesitant, he can consult Li Xiao, who also agrees with the peace, and finally make up his mind.

Yang Sichang pondered all night, and the next morning, after the court was over, he entered the palace alone to meet the emperor.

Chongzhen was in the Qianqing Palace to approve the folds, and heard that Yang Sichang had something important to report, but he hurriedly ordered the eunuch to bring him in.

When Yang Sichang entered the palace, he immediately noticed that at this time, in the Qianqing Palace, there was also the Empress Zhou in regular clothes, who was taking the eldest princess Zhu Yujiao, who was only ten years old, to accompany Emperor Chongzhen with a smile on his face.

Seeing this first warm and harmonious scene in the world, Yang Sichang suddenly felt a warm heart, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted: "Long live my emperor, long live long live, long live my mother, long live thousands of years!" ”

"Aiqing is flat." Chongzhen's tone was calm and kind.

After Yang Sichang got up, Chongzhen motioned for Queen Zhou to take the princess down first, and Queen Zhou, who had a gentle smile on her face, took the hand of the little concubine and walked past Yang Sichang.

When passing by Yang Sichang's side, Xiao Yujiao had a strong interest in the trembling gauze hat on Yang Sichang's head, who was standing solemnly, she probed her chubby white little hand, grabbed the shaking wings of the gauze hat, and pulled the gauze hat from under Yang Sichang's head with a force.

Seeing this situation, Emperor Chongzhen laughed loudly: "Aiqing, I didn't expect that you were removed from your gauze hat today, and you had to go home, I feel sorry for Qing." ”

Yang Sichang was busy with a smiling face, bowed his head and said: "Weichen is all owned by the Heavenly Family, don't say that he is just dismissed, the emperor is to take the minister's life, and Weichen is also willing." ”

Chongzhen laughed, Queen Zhou hurriedly took the yarn hat from Xiao Yujiao's hand, handed the yarn hat back to Yang Sichang with an apologetic face, and then scolded Xiao Yujiao, and then took her hand and left quickly.

At this time, the little lady who was wearing a long skirt, with green silk hanging low, and a pair of eyes as bright as autumn water, also smiled mischievously at Yang Sichang, and then flew away.

Seeing the joyful atmosphere in the middle hall, the attendant eunuchs on the side couldn't help but sigh secretly in their hearts.

In the past, the emperor who kept reprimanding the eunuchs and ministers with a black face every day, and it is rare to be able to joke with the ministers today, such a good mood is extremely rare.

And Yang Sichang was also secretly thinking in his heart that the emperor had been really scared of the bad news one after another over the years, so now after the implementation of his own four-square, six-corner, ten-sided net plan, the power of the domestic rogue seems to be being curbed little by little, and there have been many reports from all over the country, and the emperor's heart is naturally full of joy.

It's just that Yang Sichang knows that if he can't stabilize the fierce beast of the Qing Dynasty and buy enough time for the Ming officials and troops to suppress the bandits, then the overall situation of the bandits, which seems to have improved slightly, will actually be just a flash in the pan.

"Aiqing came, but why did she report it?"

Yang Sichang was groaning, and the emperor asked first.

Wen Tiren hurriedly presented the letter of Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, with both hands, and reported to Chongzhen: "In accordance with the will of His Majesty, I sent an envoy to the Qing court to discuss peace. ”

Emperor Chongzhen sighed, and ordered the eunuch to take Yang Sichang's letter and read it quickly.

Yang Sichang peeked nervously, Chongzhen's expression when he read the letter.

He saw that Chongzhen's face gradually changed from the wind and sunshine at the beginning to the color of dark clouds, and finally, Chongzhen snorted coldly and gently threw Fang Yizao's music on the imperial table.

"Wen is weak, your peace agreement is too much."

Emperor Chongzhen's words were very light, but they were full of a cold taste: "You let me marry the daughter of the Tatar chieftain, call each other the country of Weng's son-in-law with the Qing court, and make filial piety gifts every year, such humiliating conditions, I have never heard of it in more than 200 years of the Ming Dynasty!" If it spreads to the world, I am afraid that the ministers and the people will all scold me for being willing to be humiliated and mislead the country and the people. ”

Hearing the emperor's words, Yang Sichang knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed.

"Wen is weak, you stand up and speak."

"Your Majesty, now the situation is stronger than people, in order to exterminate the bandits in the country as soon as possible, I have to temporarily implement this strategy!" Yang Sichang did not get up, but continued to kneel on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive the ministers for being blunt, now my Ming officials and army, the food and salary are not continued, the fighting spirit is low, and it is extremely difficult to exterminate the bandits in the country. If the Qing captives and plundered the outside and the thieves wreak havoc inside, then I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be completely eroded and out of control! If at that time, the minister is only afraid that even if Zhuge is resurrected and Sun Wu is reborn, he will not be able to save this crisis. ”

Chongzhen's lips trembled slightly, and his face was very ugly.

He was silent for a moment, and then replied: "Aiqing, your hard work, in fact, I also know it very well. I thought that all the ministers tried to persuade me to follow the story of Yue Wumu's resistance to Jin and fight with the Qing Dynasty to the end, but Aiqing tried his best to make peace with the Qing court. I hesitated for a long time before I allowed you to send someone to the peace talks. But now that I think about it, if I really want to make peace with the Qing people according to the Qing's plan and negotiate peace with such peace conditions, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the ministers to discuss this level! You know, everyone is sparkling with gold, accumulating and ruining bones, and you are weak, are you not afraid that the raging accusations and saliva of the ministers and the impeachment recital like rain will completely drown you? ”

Listening to the emperor's words, Yang Sichang felt an inexplicable pain in his heart.

Regarding the emperor's suspicious and repeated and afraid of responsibility, although Yang Sichang had prepared in his heart, he really didn't expect that after the agreement was just negotiated, the emperor would immediately be timid and dare not take the responsibility for peace negotiations.

It's just that the current situation in the Ming Dynasty is already in danger both internally and externally, and the emperor, as the head of a country, is not thinking about how to protect the society and the people of the clan, but about the so-called personal reputation and evaluation. Thinking of being here, Yang Sichang felt even more wordless sadness in his heart.

Seeing Yang Sichang kneeling on the ground without saying a word, Chongzhen's words continued to sound: "Wen Weak, your peace conditions are quite similar to the peace conditions that Li Xiao proposed to me last year, could it be that you could communicate with Li Xiao before sending envoys to the Qing court?" ”

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's question, Yang Sichang's heart moved.

He knew that if he really wanted to move Emperor Chongzhen, who was already obviously retreating, he had to let Li Xiao enter Beijing to persuade Emperor Chongzhen in person.

So, Yang Sichang replied truthfully: "Your Majesty, when the minister went to Shandong to inspect this time, he did communicate with Li Xiao on the matter of discussing the conditions for peace. Such peace conditions were mostly drafted by Chifengbo Li Xiao. Therefore, Weichen thought that the emperor might as well let Li Xiao go to Beijing to report the matter, and explain the gains and losses of this peace negotiation to His Majesty in detail. But I don't know, what does Your Majesty think? ”

Chongzhen groaned slightly, then nodded lightly.

Immediately, he shouted to the eunuch holding the pen on the side: "Spread my will, take Chifeng Bo Li Xiao, and quickly enter Beijing to meet you." ”

"The slave obeys."