Sun Chengzong's words got to the point, now that I can beat you and you only have the share of being beaten and have no conditions to fight back, why should I sign this truce agreement with you according to the current line of control? Since it is a sincere negotiation, it is necessary to do it fairly, and it is not a sincere attitude to directly bring forward unreasonable ideas without making any concessions elsewhere, and expecting the other party to fail in his mind and agree to it all.

Yue Tuo nodded and said, "I have been walking around with the people of the Ministry of Rites in the past few days, and I have heard a lot of interesting words, among which I heard a person who said that the officials of the Ming Dynasty should eat everything except for the two-legged person and the four-legged bench. I thought it was because of natural disasters, but there was a person next to me who said that the officials of the Ming Dynasty still don't eat two things, saying that you don't eat vegetarian food and don't suffer losses, and after saying that, you glared at me and didn't know what it meant, I think this is also what Master Sun wants to express, right? ”

Sun Chengzong said: "I mean that the negotiation needs to be fair, you can't say where it is, if each party says it, it can't be changed, then what is the negotiation?" A few years ago, there was a result of the negotiations, that is, the Jurchen soldiers could not go west but Ningyuan, and the Ming army could not go to Mobei, because the emperor said that as long as the Jurchens were willing to go north of Mobei to establish a state, the Ming was willing to form a brotherly state with the Jurchens. Although there was some spirit in the negotiations, a framework was established, that is, to abide by the agreement where there is no dispute, and to attack or defend each side according to its will in the disputed places, rather than not having certain constraints. ”

Yue Tuo said: "I understand what Lord Sun meant, you started to say that we should retreat to the north of 30,000 Wei east of Liubao, and now we say that we should take the Line of Actual Control as the standard, according to Lord Sun's meaning, we should establish a boundary between Liubao and Dalinghe Fort, right?" Wouldn't that be a big loss for us? ”

Sun Chengzong said: "I don't mean to add two to five, even then you will not suffer." ”

Yue Tuo said: "My Dajin army is already on the edge of Dalinghe Fort, and the Ming army is still far from the six forts, how can the average division not be a loss?" ”

Sun Chengzong said: "The Ming army has just captured Liaoyang, and the year before last it also captured Salhu, does Baylor want us to go a few more times?" ”

Yue Tuo's home in Liaoyang was burned down by the Ming army, and when Sun Chengzong mentioned this, he couldn't help but feel angry, and said coldly: "At that time, it was because the main force of our army was far away in the north, and now if the Ming army thinks that they have that ability, they might as well go again." ”

Yue Tuo's words are in a hurry, and if he really wants to talk like this, everyone may not be able to lift the table, but Sun Chengzong didn't say anything angry, just smiled and asked: "I don't understand what Baylor said about this, I just want to ask one word, is Baylor here to negotiate peace or to challenge the book?" ”

Yue Tuo also felt that what he said at this time was too much, he opened his mouth and didn't speak, seeing that Yue Tuo was a little speechless, Sun Chengzong said: "It seems that everyone is a little emotional, why don't you rest for two days and adjust it, and when you are in a good mood and find an acceptable way, we will talk about it, what does Baylor think?" ”

Yue Tuo said: "Then let's listen to Lord Sun's rest for two days." ”

This break is many days, and after this short negotiation, Yue Tuo is not very anxious, and he is also very interested in playing around, anyway, it can be delayed for a few more days. It turned out that I was anxious because I hadn't talked about it, but now that I've talked about it, it doesn't matter, and I can go back when the time comes.

But said that after Zhang Xiang'an arrived in Shenyang, Huang Taiji did not have so many problems to delay time, Huang Taiji was a vigorous and resolute person The next day he met Zhang Xiang'an, and there was no cold noise when he met, so he sat down and said directly: "Lord Zhang is an old acquaintance, and it was you who negotiated with my father Khan back then, but I wonder how this time I left the representative I sent to come directly to talk to me, what is this statement?" ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "The emperor said that it would be faster for the two sides to talk at the same time, and I was instructed by the emperor, so there was no such thing as bargaining, which means that I did not object to what the Great Khan said, only made some adjustments." ”

Huang Taiji was even more surprised when he heard this, and asked: "Ben Khan's meaning is very clear, that is, the Line of Actual Control is the boundary, and the two sides stop fighting, do you think you also agree?" ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "Of course I agree, but I need to make a little adjustment, that is, I can do it now, but it will change in a year, because in this way, I will suffer too much." In the first year, the Line of Actual Control was bounded, the second year was bounded by the Liao River, and in the third year, Liubao and Sanwanwei were bounded. ”

Huang Taiji saw that Zhang Xiangan didn't mean to joke, so he asked, "Only three years?" And what about three years from now? Or speak with a knife? ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "I know that the Great Khan is a straightforward person and does not detour so much, the Great Khan has the ambition to unify the steppe and even has the intention of replacing the Ming Dynasty to stand on his own, but now there are two obstacles, one is North Korea and the other is Mongolia, three years is not enough time to clear the two obstacles?" ”

Huang Taiji's heart was shocked when he heard this, and he asked in a deep voice: "Is this what you mean or what Emperor Ming meant?" Will you allow Ben Khan to conquer both? ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "I am Qincha, of course, on behalf of the emperor, is it not the same thing to allow it or not?" There's nothing we can do to stop the Khan from doing anything, so let's just be a favor. ”

Seeing that Huang Taiji was thinking about the meaning, Zhang Xiangan said: "The emperor asked me to ask the Great Khan a word, that is, how the Great Khan is going to get along with the Ming Dynasty in the future, whether it is to live and die on an equal footing or to live and die?" ”

Huang Taiji asked rhetorically: "How about living in peace?" What if you want to live or die? ”

Zhang Xiangan said: "There are two ways to live in peace, one is that the Great Khan took people to the north of Mobei to establish a state, and the national alliance established by the Ming Dynasty and the Great Khan became a brotherly state. The second method is to gradually merge, not to trade with each other but to trade with each other, and finally integrate into my Ming Dynasty just like the Duoyan Department and the Karaqin Department. If the Great Khan wants to withdraw, he can withdraw slowly for these three years, and if he wants to integrate these three years, he can jointly manage Liaodong with officials of various factions. If the final goal of the Great Khan is to replace the Ming Dynasty, there will still be limited peace in Liaodong within three years, it depends on which one the Great Khan chooses. ”

Huang Taiji thought for a while and said: "Lord Zhang said that the words of co-management and integration into the Ming Dynasty are very attractive, but unfortunately Ben Khan can't agree to this. The people on our grassland eat meat like wolves, you Han people grow crops and eat rice and noodles are grass, and the wolves who eat meat can't learn anything from the sheep who eat grass, and the final outcome is that the wolf's teeth and claws are idle, and when the time comes, you don't want to eat grass but can't eat meat, then the end is only death. I think that Genghis Khan swept the world back then, how powerful and mighty it was, and the descendants of the descendants smoked more warm wind and lived in the Huawu, but the generation was not as good as the generation, and finally was overthrown by a few mud legs, Ben Khan couldn't do that kind of thing. ”

Zhang Xiangan thought for a while and said: "Actually, everyone is similar, they all like to wear silk instead of wrapping sheepskin every day, and they all like to live in walled houses instead of tents. The Great Khan said that the people on the grassland are wolves that eat meat and the Han people in the Great Wall are sheep that eat grass, I don't agree with this, each of us has more teeth for grinding rice and noodles and less fangs for gnawing meat, which means that we should eat more rice and noodles and less meat, which is a sign from God that the Great Khan can think twice. ”

Huang Taiji shook his head and said: "I took over the Khan seat of Dajin from my father Khan, and it can't be lost from my hands. ”

Zhang Xiangan sighed and said: "Limited peace means that no army of more than 1,000 people can appear in Liaodong except for Shenyang, specifically between Dalinghe Fort and Liubao, even if we have a fight, we will control it under 1,000 people, and I don't know what the Great Khan thinks if we make plans after three years?" ”

Huang Taiji thought for a while and said, "If you can't avoid fighting, you should control the battle to a certain scale, this suggestion is still good, but Ben Khan has to discuss it with the others." Lord Zhang, please go back, we have discussed and sent it to Dalinghe Fort, and when you go back, call Yue Tuo back, he can't talk about anything famous there. ”

When Zhang Xiangan brought back the results of the negotiations at the end of March, Yue Tuo knew that Huang Taiji had asked him to go back and prepare to leave, and before leaving, the apocalypse met with Yue Tuo and told Yue Tuo to go back and think more about what he had seen and heard in the past month. The meaning of the apocalypse is that it is best for the Jurchens to be able to integrate into the Ming Dynasty, and to see whether a way of life is good or not depends on how powerful he is, but to see whether future generations like this way of life, and the old things will be eliminated sooner or later, which is a law that no one can stop.

After Yue Tuo returned to Shenyang, Emperor Taiji sent a letter saying that he had agreed to a limited peace in Liaodong within three years, that is, even if there was a fight, the number of people would be controlled below 1,000, and after three years, there would be no limit on the number of people. Seeing this letter, Huang Daozhou immediately ordered someone to send it to the Military Affairs Yuan, Sun Chengzong first called Zhang Xiangan over and asked for a while, and then went to Tianqi to ask about the situation in person.

Hearing Sun Chengzong's request to see Tianqi, he immediately shouted to invite, and when Sun Chengzong came in, without waiting for him to speak, Tianqi first said: "Mr. came just in time, there is just one thing to ask Mr. for advice, I don't know what Mr. is here today?" ”

Sun Chengzong first said Huang Taiji's reply, and then said his worries, because allowing a thousand people to fight can stimulate the fighting spirit of many soldiers, and how to control and channel emotions at that time needs to be considered in advance, and after speaking, he asked Tianqi what was going on.

Tianqi nodded and said: "Huang Taiji is unwilling to fuse us and does not force him, who does he want to fight, let him do it, now we have enough confidence to defeat the Jurchens, he is now equivalent to working for us and ignore him." In the past two days, I have read Mencius's words, saying that the people are the second king of your society, and I remember that Mr. once said this, I want to ask if there is any other explanation? ”

Sun Chengzong did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "What does the emperor think of Mencius?" Taizu didn't like Mencius back then, because these words annoyed Taizu. The emperor should read more books of Confucius when he has time, benevolence, courtesy, righteousness, and fame are what the emperor should lead civil and military officials to study and advocate. ”

Tianqi shook his head and said, "There is no way, now some people use these words to deceive people in private, and they can't refute their absurdity if they don't understand the true meaning. ”

Sun Chengzong frowned and asked, "Why don't you send someone to arrest these people?" ”

Tianqi said: "These people said from the beginning that they were right, and the court was wrong, saying that the court could not tolerate them, and they would definitely send people to arrest them, because they were confusing people by telling the sayings of the saints, and to arrest them was to oppose the words of the saints, and it was not good to do it casually." ”