In the courtyard of the Haicheng Government Office, the red carpet was paved, incense was burned, and Li Xiao personally led the officials in the city to welcome the angel Cao Huachun.

”…… With my Tang Wang Zhongyou and strong strategy, the quality of the long, do this Yuru, Tezi Jianren, the temple to confer the festival, Zhengyang pro-food. May Qing flea swing demon atmosphere, spin master play Kai, the world Jingning, Ding Yi Minggong. Meritorious civil and military officials inside and outside the country are given preferential treatment. I welcome the celebration and share the peace. The general will act on behalf of my relatives to conquer the people and calm the chaos to the intention of the envoy, and the salty envoy will know about it. Edict, Chin this. ”

In the cold weather of early spring, Li Xiao, who knelt on the ground expressionlessly, listened to Cao Huachun read this long holy decree, and then shouted long live with all the officials and received the edict to thank him.

Then, under the service of his personal entourage, Li Xiao changed the five-clawed golden python crown dress worn by the prince, the most formal five chapters of Tsing Yi, and put on a hard-skinned beaded jade crown, with nine liuliu hanging before and after, nine five colors for each liuliu. In the end, he held an ivory carved wat in his hand, tied a jade belt leather around his waist, and wore soap-colored rhino leather straight-sewn official boots on his feet, completing the full dress.

This complicated and formal crown dress made his whole person look more and more energetic and energetic.

Seeing his own coach with such a graceful and extraordinary look, the officials and soldiers below were all impressed, and for a while, the cheers were endless.

"Lord Li, congratulations on your crown prince! The emperor's will, King Tang, you can ......" Cao Huachun leaned over with a sneer, but Li Xiao waved his hand and interrupted his words.

"This is not the place to speak, Gonggong Cao will wait and follow this king into the hall to speak." Li Xiao calmly interrupted Cao Huachun's words, and then said: "Come on, Gonggong Cao and his entourage have worked hard from afar, and I will quickly reward you." “

50 taels of gold were held in a sandalwood plate by a servant, stacked into a golden hill, and presented to Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun saw the dazzling golden in front of him, his fat face, and he smiled so badly.

"Alas, our family just came to proclaim for the Son of Heaven, the Tang King is so generous, it really torments our family, how can our family be restrained." Cao Huachun pretended to refuse, but his face became more and more bright as a flower.

And the rest of the dozen or so retinues, all of whom received varying amounts of silver according to their ranks, were all delighted.

After Cao Huachun accepted the reward, he followed Li Xiao into the living room, and Li Xiao ordered someone to sit on the tea, so he went straight to the point.

"Gonggong Cao, this king is thinking, now that Liukou has established a puppet country in the northwest, I'm afraid that next, he will cross the Yellow River east and attack Jingshi directly."

Without waiting for Cao Huachun to speak, Li Xiao drank the tea in one sip and directly said everything Cao Huachun wanted to say.

Cao Huachun held the teacup with an embarrassed expression, and he replied curtly; "King Tang is in Liaodong, but he has such an insight into the domestic situation, which really makes our family admire. Let's tell the truth, the reason why the emperor sent me here is that he hopes that before the situation deteriorates, the Tang King can immediately withdraw his troops from Liaodong and return to China, and try his best to stop Liukou Dongdu from attacking. Originally, our family was going to come directly to Liaodong, but the sea route in Liaodong was frozen and the waterway was not smooth, so we had to move to Shandong for more than a month. But I don't know how much the situation in the country has deteriorated after more than a month. Every time our family thinks of this, they are all worried, but they are helpless. Now that we have finally come to Liaodong smoothly and completed Your Majesty's request, our family can feel a little at ease. “

Li Xiao's face was solemn, he groaned slightly, and then replied: "Don't worry, Gonggong Cao, since it is the emperor's decree, this Wang An has reason not to obey." After all the ships that our army went to Shandong to load grain and ordnance returned to Liaodong, the king led the whole army to retreat back to the Ming Dynasty. Then the whole army went to Shanxi to defend against the Liukou, and they would never let them cross the Yellow River easily. “

Cao Huachun heard Li Xiao's statement, his face suddenly became much easier, and he hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "In this case, the old slave will thank King Tang for the emperor." I also hope that Tang Wang will make arrangements as soon as possible and return as soon as possible. “

Li Xiao nodded, and comforted him again: "This matter Cao Gonggong can rest assured, these days, this king will quickly prepare for the withdrawal of the army, as long as the Shandong fleet rushes back, he will arrange for the whole army to withdraw, and then Cao Gonggong and others can also return with our army." “

Cao Huachun looked grateful, but mixed with inexplicable shame, he muttered: "Alas! It's a pity that this Li Zicheng is a thief, and the momentum is fast, and the officials and soldiers of the court are all caught off guard, and they are powerless to stop it, so they have to strive for Lord Li to return to the country to rescue. Lord Li fought hard in Liaodong for several months, killed the enemy chieftain, attacked Kexian County, and greatly played the prestige of my Ming Dynasty in this Tartar realm! It's just that now that there are changes in the country, it can only make the Tang King give up the occupied land of Qingjing, which is a pity! If it weren't for ......"

"Grandpa Cao, don't say such things." Li Xiao waved his hand, signaling that he didn't have to say any further: "The Liukou incident happened suddenly, how could you have expected it in advance. Even if the land seized by the Qing Realm is temporarily abandoned, it can be recovered in the future. But the Ming Dynasty is the foundation of the country, and Encore is at fault. This king is favored by the emperor and should be loyal to the country, so why should he care about the gains and losses of several cities in Liaodong? ”

"Alas, the wind knows the grass, and the board knows the loyal ministers! Tang Wangguo was a loyal minister of the country and a pillar of the imperial court. When our family heard this, they were also very excited. Please be worshiped by the old slave! ”

Looking at Li Xiao in front of him, who looked loyal and solemn, as if he was the embodiment of justice, Cao Huachun stood up with emotion and bowed to Li Xiao.

Afterwards, Li Xiao chatted with Cao Huachun for a few more words, and then sent him down to rest first.

After Cao Huachun retreated, Li Xiao sat alone in the living room, motionless with a heavy expression on his face.

Although he expressed his attitude generously in Cao Huachun, he gave up the good situation of a good hand now, gave up the upcoming attack on the Qing court, and instead retreated back to the country to fight against the Liukou.

What's more, now that he is in a very critical negotiation with the Qing court, he has just eaten an appetizer and pocketed the land of Lushun, and it is precisely when he wants to open his mouth to squeeze the maximum benefits from the Qing court.

So, what should I do with my current self?

Li Xiao thought about it, and felt that it was better to wait until the ships from Shandong returned to concentrate their forces and attack Liaoyang with all their might, even if they could not take Liaoyang City, they should be able to make the Qing court chaotic under such extreme pressure, so as to seek greater benefits for themselves in the negotiations.

Then, after the Qing court could not resist and had to sign the alliance under the city, he took advantage of the situation to collect his troops and drove the whole army to Shanxi to resist the attack of the Liukou Dongdu, which was the most appropriate way.

After all, now far away in Liaodong, he has not yet received the exact news of Liukou's eastward crossing, maybe Liukou is still in Shaanxi and Gansu, and he has not thought about sending troops immediately.

Li Xiao calculated in his heart that now he should be able to attack Liaoyang and complete the negotiations, and then go to fight against Li Zicheng's thieves, which is too late.

It's just that what he doesn't know is that when he was just crowned as the king of Tang, the Qing court had already made a flying report, so that Dolgon got the Dashun army of Li Zicheng's army, which had crossed the Yellow River and attacked all the way east, and had just won the major news of Xuanfu and the south of Beizhili.

Dorgon, who had been suffering from a headache because the negotiations between the Qing court and the Tang army had been frustrated and had been making no progress, was tossing and turning in bed and couldn't sleep, and after hearing the news, he jumped up from the bed with excitement.

He then got up, quickly put on his clothes and hat, and hurried to the parlor to meet the messenger himself.

"What you say, but the truth?" As soon as Dorgon entered the drawing-room, he shouted at the kneeling on the ground.

"Prince Rui, the slave is returning from the capital of the Ming Kingdom, and what he has done is indeed the truth. Since the establishment of the Great Shun State, Li Zicheng has quickly captured Shanxi, Xuanfu, Beizhili and many other places in the Ming Dynasty. Now in the capital of the Ming Kingdom, there are rumors that the Liukou are about to enter the Beijing Division, capture and kill Emperor Chongzhen, and take the Ming Dynasty's nest. ”

Listening to Xizuo's reply, Dorgon was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.

"Good! Good! Good! God help me! Li Xiao, you bastard, you bastard, you finally have today! You have been engaging in fake negotiations for this king to really prepare for war, and now this king has to take a good look, what tricks do you need to use this guy! ”

Dolgon laughed loudly, paced back and forth in the room for a while, and hurried to the Yanqing Palace to inform Bumu Butai of the rare good news.

At this time, Bumu Butai had already gone to bed, and when she heard that Dolgon was coming urgently, she smiled shyly, and secretly ordered the palace maid to quietly bring Dolgon into the palace gate to the bed.

When Dorgon came to the bed, the ladies withdrew from the palace, leaving only Dorgon and Bumubutai among them.

"Dolgon, it's so late, you're still here......"

Seeing Bu Mu Butai in the green silk tent, the white and seductive body with only a belly pocket, looming in the dim candlelight, and hearing her muttered words of false resentment, Dolgon's already ecstatic heart was even more angry.

He stepped forward quickly, tore open the veil, took his lover into his arms, kept rubbing his intimacy, and kissed her whole face with his mouth.

"Lightly, Dolgon, you anxious fellow, it's so late, and you're still thinking about this, if you let the courtiers know, how ......bad it would be," Bumu Butai whispered, but his face blushed even more.

Dolgon smiled, hugged her into his arms, and then leaned into her ear and said, "Da Yu'er, I have come tonight for a great good thing, and I want to tell you." ”

"Oh, what's a good thing?" Bumu Butai suddenly came to his senses.

Dolgon immediately gave the report of the fine work to Bumu Butai briefly. After listening to Dolgon's narration, Bumu Butai's eyes lit up visibly.

"Da Yu'er, now the situation in the Ming Dynasty is so difficult, even the capital has reached the point of danger. This king dared to expect that Li Xiao would be quickly recalled by Chongzhen to return to China to resist the overwhelming rogues. In this way, all the results they obtained by attacking cities and plundering land in Liaodong will be completely wiped out! And we no longer have to engage in so-called peace negotiations with it, but can sit back and wait for it to withdraw, and then we can fully recover all the lost territory of the Qing Dynasty. Such a good thing is like a pie in the world! ”

The more Dorgon spoke, the more energetic he became, his long face flushed, and his look of excitement and excitement was beyond words.

"Okay, Li Xiao's guy carefully planned, took advantage of the internal strife in my Qing Dynasty, hooked up with the traitor Haoge, crossed the sea and took advantage of the situation to attack, and seized my Yingkou, Haicheng, and Zhenyuan Fort in a row, and really caught my Qing Dynasty off guard. Unexpectedly, the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches were behind, the backyard of the Ming Dynasty caught fire, and the rogue took advantage of the situation. “

"Hmph, Li Xiao, that wishful thinking is a good fight, I want to prepare for war while negotiating, and squeeze the maximum benefits from my Daqing as much as possible. It is really hateful to coerce me to cede the city of Lushun as a precondition for negotiations before the negotiations have even begun! Well, now this bamboo basket is empty. The large area of my Qing Dynasty that I swallowed before is now finally going to spit it out with all the interest! “

Dolgon, who was immersed in joy, talked to himself again and again, looking like he was raising his eyebrows.

Bumu Butai, who was in his arms, smiled and listened to his lover's excited narration, but said slowly: "Dolgon, if this is the case, then what are you going to do next?" “

Dolgon snorted coldly and said proudly, "Da Yu'er, why do you need to ask more? Next, this king first had to suspend the negotiations, and then mobilize elite troops, prepare for it, and deal a hard blow to Li Xiao's troops when they retreated south, killing and wounding as many Tang troops as possible. In this way, not only the long-pent-up evil spirit of this king is out, but also enough to comfort the heroic souls of our army who died in battle. “

He paused for a moment, his face showed a ruthless look again, and he said hatefully: "If the Tang army withdraws, this king must find a way to take down Haoge's house." This guy colluded with foreign criminals and harmed the Qing Dynasty, which is really hateful! Previously, this king was worried about having Tang Jun as his thigh, and he was afraid of him, but now that Tang Jun is gone, this person's biggest external reliance is lost. “

When Dolgon said these words, Bumu Butai kept a faint smile on his face. However, after listening to Dorgon's words, she shook her head imperceptibly.

"Dolgon, the battle between you and Hauge is not intended to be interfered with, but it can be arranged by you. But from the point of view of this palace, there are two major omissions in the response plan you mentioned. “

"Oh, what are the two omissions?" Dorgon was stunned.

"This first omission is that you should not immediately suspend the negotiations, but use the negotiations as a cover, so that the Tang army will think that our Qing Dynasty does not know this information, and that our army is not prepared, so that in the future, when it retreats to the south, it will attack again, so as to achieve greater results."

"Makes sense, but what about this second omission?"

"This second point, that is, Prince Rui, your vision is too small, only focusing on the country, but you didn't expect to take advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty to go to the Ming Dynasty to take the opportunity to stir up a situation, and to conspire with that Li Zicheng's subordinates, so as to seek more and greater practical benefits for my Qing Dynasty."

Bumu Butai finished speaking softly, and a pair of scorching apricot eyes stared straight at the stunned Dolgon.