At the beginning of March, the Qing Officials Department of the Beijing Ministry of Rites received a group of people who came to Beijing to negotiate on behalf of Huang Taiji. When they came to Beijing, the apocalypse did not meet them, but asked them to accompany them to the city of Beijing, and by the way, they were able to see the novelties of the Bo College, such as the telescope that can see countless stars at night, and the big windmill in the farm that can drive the mill to grind noodles, etc.

The leader of this negotiation, Huang Taiji, sent the eldest son of Da Beile to bring goodness, Yue Tuobeile, who was the grandson of Nurhachi's eldest house, and sending him to show that Huang Taiji attached great importance to this negotiation. Yue Tuo was already Baylor at the age of thirty, the reason is that he fought very bravely, of course, his bravery was different from Amin's bravery, Amin could use his own 20,000 people to fight Mao Wenlong's 20,000 people, but Yue Tuo only liked to destroy the enemy and did not like his own people to be killed and wounded. At the end of last year, Yue Tuo did not lag behind in the sneak attack on Phi Dao and the attack on North Korea, but when it was time to return to the division to fight Mao Wenlong's department, Yue Tuo stayed behind to garrison Phi Dao and solve Korean affairs to preserve his strength.

Amin in North Korea from Sinuiju to Anju and then to Pyongyang, they were all hard slashing and killing without skill, the North Koreans were defeated and retreated, but they were also resisting step by step, and later after Amin left, Yue Tuo presided over the attack on North Korea, he changed the direction of the main attack and immediately asked the North Koreans to write a letter of surrender. Yue Tuo's method of attack was to attack the heart, he adopted the strategy of encirclement and then persuaded to surrender, persuading the DPRK to fight a small battle at a time, so that the DPRK felt that there was no room for luck, and finally had to write a letter of surrender. Of course, Yue Tuo knew that the things on paper were unreliable, and he just wanted to use this thing to prove his ability, and Amin took it and counted the credit on his own head, but it turned out to be self-defeating and was punished, but it had nothing to do with Yue Tuo.

Huang Taiji knew that Yue Tuo was a smart and intelligent person, and he was a little embarrassed by Yue Tuo, because if he was ranked by seniority, this position should be good, and then it should be Yue Tuo's, and now it falls on Huang Taiji, which is somewhat like taking advantage of others. Huang Taiji sent Yue Tuo to Beijing because he felt that Yue Tuo was witty and flexible, secondly, he gave the Ming Dynasty an attitude to show that he was serious, and the third thought was that it didn't matter if Yue Tuo couldn't go back.

The so-called negotiation is actually dragging out time, the Jurchens need time to deal with the Mongols and Koreans, and the Ming Dynasty needs time to consolidate the territory they occupy, which is something that everyone knows, Huang Taiji knows that the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty know better, and the only thing that everyone doesn't know is why the apocalypse doesn't see Yue Tuo.

After many temptations by everyone, this afternoon, Tianqi sent someone to the Military Affairs Institute to call Sun Chengzong and Zhang Xiang'an, and the two came to the Qianqing Palace after Tianqi ordered someone to watch the seat, and then said directly: "I am going to let Lord Zhang go to Shenyang to negotiate with Huang Taiji, I don't know if Lord Zhang dares to go?" ”

Zhang Xiang'an felt that it was a little strange to come to the Qianqing Palace with him and Sun Chengzong, and only after hearing Tianqi ask this question did he understand that he was going to Shenyang by himself, he immediately said: "The emperor has ordered his ministers to obey his orders, but Yue Tuo, who was sent by Huang Taiji, is in Beijing, why don't you negotiate with him to go to Shenyang?" ”

Tianqi said: "Yue Tuo came to Beijing with Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji's meaning is his bottom line, as long as he does not break his bottom line to negotiate, but whether this bottom line can make Yue Tuo the master is not the master, and it is not interesting to talk about it at all." The so-called negotiation is that the two sides negotiate the price, and in order not to break through their bottom line, Yue Tuo is likely to raise the price first, so that everyone can bargain little by little. It's like the two of us are doing business, Huang Taiji's bottom line is at least 10,000 taels, Yue Tuo can't come and say 10,000 and then a lot of price, he is likely to come and shout 20,000 or 30,000, a little bit of bargaining is meaningless. ”

Zhang Xiang said with peace of mind, isn't this the way this negotiation is? You sent me to Shenyang to do the same, is it possible that you can directly indicate the bottom line as you said and then not let go? Then it would not be a negotiation but an ultimatum. Before Zhang Xiang'an could figure it out, he heard Tianqi say to Sun Chengzong: "Sir can start negotiations with Yue Tuo on behalf of me tomorrow, let him talk about his request first, our request has been made very clear a while ago, that is, with the original Great Wall as the boundary, the Jurchens must retreat to the east of Liubao and the north of 30,000 Wei." As long as they retreat, the Ming Dynasty can seal his official position, but if he wants to establish a country, he must retreat to Mobei. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Huang Taiji's request was first known from the recital from Jinzhou, Huang Taiji meant that the two sides should be bounded by the Line of Actual Control, and there is a big difference between the two, does the emperor have room for concessions?" For example, take a step back and take the Sancha River as the boundary. ”

Tianqi shook his head and said: "There is no need to make concessions with Yue Tuo, even if there are concessions, Zhang Xiangan made concessions in Shenyang, Yue Tuo dragged him first, to be honest, Yue Tuo is a hostage, and his safety in this Zhang Xiang'an can be guaranteed." When Zhang Xiangan came back from Shenyang, I personally met Yue Tuo, at this time Huang Taiji also knew our true intentions, and we could also know what Huang Taiji wanted, and then let Yue Tuo take the words back, so that everyone would not run around for a word. ”

Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "It turned out to be a fake talk and a real drag, this matter is good at it, and it is guaranteed to make Yue Tuo dizzy." ”

Zhang Xiangan asked at this time: "May I ask the emperor, what is the bottom line for the ministers to go to Shenyang to negotiate?" ”

Tianqi said: "The previous negotiation was to divide the territory, and this time you go to tell Huang Taiji that the territory must not be divided, but it can be divided into time, that is, it will change year by year, and then change again by year, and you can control how to change it yourself, so that you have a lot of room for negotiation." The land is dead, one less piece is a piece, time is changing, it doesn't matter if he occupies more than half a year and a year, for the sake of the land, it is likely to fight head-to-head bleeding, but because there is not much time to fight. After you go to Shenyang, you have to ask Huang Taiji a word, that is, to ask him how he plans to get along with Daming in the future, whether to live and die on an equal footing, this is the most important sentence Don't forget. ”

The next day, Zhang Xiangan set off with his people, and he knew that the reason why he was sent to Shenyang was because he was the first to negotiate with Nurhachi, and the subsequent negotiations were based on the results of the negotiations that year, and if anyone wanted to make changes, he could immediately point it out. This person is like this, as long as something you do or is related to you, many times I think of you at the first time, and many times I find you because of a problem, if there is a benefit, then it is another matter.

The scenery in spring is very different from that in winter, the most common thing is white snow, even if there is no snow it is a roaring cold wind and biting cold, and in spring there is no snow along the way, not to mention that even the wind is soft. After passing the Shanhaiguan, I saw a lot of people coming to be busy, although it was not yet time for the farmer to catch the sea, but the preparation of tools to call friends was still busy. Most of these people are Han Chinese people who have immigrated to this place from Guannei, and the people of the Karaqin and Duoyan tribes of Mongolia are generally in the mountains, and the grazing season has not yet arrived, and there is grass on the ground but it has not yet grown and flourished.

Ordinary people are busy and the soldiers are not idle, but they are all moving, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Ningyuan Pass and Ningyuan City in the past, and now most of them have been pulled to Jinzhou. Yuan Chonghuan moved his base camp to Jinzhou and dispersed his nearly 30,000 defensive troops to Dalinghe Fort and Yizhou, and it is said that the Military Affairs Yuan was discussing the transfer of Xu Chengming's 20,000 men to his command, so that nearly 50,000 people should be enough to defend the Daling River. Zu Dashou's 30,000 people belonged to the field troops, and he pulled people to Ningyuan and Juehua Island for training.

What made Zhang Xiangan feel the biggest change was the Dalinghe Fort, the city was built higher and thicker, these are nothing, a winding side wall connects the city and the mountain bag together, and countless arrow towers have been built in the middle, which can be used to live and defend for a long time. In order to avoid a surprise attack by the Jurchens, the Daling River in front of the Daling River Fort was also widened, and there were many ponds with a size of several acres outside, in which freshwater fish and shrimp could be raised. It is not only a fortification for defense but also can find some production in it, which can make the greatest use of the land, and can also limit the Jurchens from suddenly rushing over.

In Xiping Fort, Zhang Xiangan saw Amin, who did not have a good face, and Huang Taiji demoted his title but still retained it, and let him defend in Xiping Fort to prevent the Ming army from sneaking up on Shenyang or Jinzhou again. Hearing that Zhang Xiang'an was sent by the Ming Dynasty to negotiate, Amin was slightly surprised but nothing happened, and only sent a team of men and horses to escort them to Shenyang.

But said that in Beijing, although Yue Tuo eats and drinks well every day, but he is also very annoyed when he can't see the apocalypse, and he always feels that something is worrying about him and makes him sleep unsteadily. After entering the Military Affairs Academy, Yue Tuo nodded secretly, he still admired the tall houses in the Wuying Palace, although he looked down on the Ming Dynasty army in his heart. After many years of conquest, Yue Tuo found that the Ming army had no appearance, as long as he dared to rush to kill the Ming army, he would generally scatter birds and beasts, and later had to retreat in the castle and hurt people with firearms, which was really not a hero.

After the personnel on both sides sat down, Sun Chengzong first said: "Baylor is really gratifying to be in a high position at a young age, knowing that you have worked very hard along the way, so let the Ministry of Rites send someone to accompany you to cultivate for a few days, this time Baylor can have fun and cultivate satisfactorily?" ”

Yue Tuo said: "I have heard of Lord Sun's prestige for a long time, but we have only been cultivating for a few days, and it will be almost half a month since we arrived in Beijing. Although I eat and drink well every day and see a lot of things I have never seen, I have not completed the tasks assigned by my Tiancong Khan, and I always have trouble sleeping. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "I have already read the conditions you have proposed, and I can see the sincerity of them, but there are some details that need to be negotiated in detail. Baylor passed by Dalinghe Fort, what did he think of the precautions there? Can you Jurchen soldiers easily attack it? ”

Yue Tuo said: "There is no fortress in the world that cannot be broken, it depends on the price you are reluctant to spend on it, when we came, Dalinghe Fort was already very strong, and we can't see that your Ming army has the frame to stop, to be honest, Dalinghe Fort we can't easily attack." ”

Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "The Nanguan after Jinzhou is also being built, and we have transferred tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to build it, and it should be said that its solidity is not lower than that of Dalinghe Fort, and you are afraid that you will not be sure to attack Nanguan, right?" ”

Yue Tuo smiled: "I won't talk about the rest, I still admire the Ming army's ability to repair the city." ”

Sun Chengzong knew that Yue Tuo's implication was that the Ming army could not fight in the field, so he ignored it and asked directly: "Since you can't attack you no matter what, and we can attack you at any time, is it too much for us to suffer a truce on the spot?" Does Baylor think that my Daming people like to lose? ”