Bumu Butai and Dolgon discussed and agreed, and immediately sent Fan Wencheng as the main envoy, Ning Wan me as the deputy envoy, and Liaoyang together.

Before leaving, Bumu Butai specially summoned the two and specially explained to them that as long as they could negotiate with the Tang Army and finally reach an agreement, then even if they paid a considerable price, they could bear and agree.

Fan Ning and the others took the order, and under the leadership of several guards, they hurried south, day and night, and only one day later, they arrived at the city of Liaoyang.

The two of them expressed their intention to the Tang army and wanted to ask to see Monk An, the commander of the Tang army, but they didn't expect that not long after, an order was issued from above, allowing them to enter the city to meet Li Xiao, the king of Tang.

The two of them were taken aback, and they both looked incredulous.

Unexpectedly, Tang Jun Li Xiao turned out to be in the city, he, what did he come from?

In fact, not only Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan didn't know, but even the Tang army soldiers including Monk An would not have thought that just yesterday, Li Xiao, the king of Tang, quietly arrived in this Liaoyang city.

It turned out that after the Tang army took Haicheng, Li Xiao, who was originally in Nanjing, realized that Liaozhong was about to usher in a big war, and in order to better control the situation and arrange possible peace talks with the Qing court in the future, he took Chen Zilong, who was accompanied by his personal followers, personally set off from Nanjing, and went north by naval division ships all the way, and finally arrived at Yingkou in more than ten days.

In Li Xiao's heart, he actually thought that the situation in the country was more important, and the battle against the Qing court, even if it was a little slow, would not affect the overall situation, so he decided to come and personally take charge of the situation.

After going ashore from Yingkou, the Tang army had just conquered Liaoyang, and Li Xiao and his party went straight to Liaoyang, but they did not expect that only one day after arriving in Liaoyang, the Qing court sent an envoy to sue for peace.

Li Xiao thought about it for a while, and immediately agreed to meet them at the mansion.

Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan, under the leadership of the Tang Army, walked through the streets and alleys all the way to the Liaoyang Government Office.

Along the way, the two only saw that the city of Liaoyang was empty, the people and the soldiers had already been transferred and resettled, and only a large number of Tang soldiers and horses were stationed in the city, and there were slogans and military songs of the Tang army drills everywhere, and the entire huge Liaoyang had become a huge barracks of the Tang army.

At this moment, recalling the scene of Liaoyang, an important town in Liaozhong, under the rule of the Qing court in the past, as if yesterday, the two of them felt sad in their hearts, but they were not easy to show, so they had to follow the Tang army who led the way all the way, and after a short time, they arrived at the Liaoyang official office.

Seeing the Tang Army flag fluttering high on the official office, and seeing the heavily guarded guards at the door, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and I both felt a sense of agromy, and their hearts were even more panicked, so they could only follow the soldiers who led the way all the way in a sullen manner, and soon came to the living room.

As soon as the two entered, they saw Li Xiao, the king of Tang who was firmly seated, wearing a purple and gold crown, a bright red python robe, a green rhino jade belt around his waist, and black leather shoes.

At this time, Li Xiao was sitting on a tiger head chair, and next to him, he was sitting with him praising and painting Chen Zilong.

The two of them entered the hall and knelt down hurriedly a few steps away from Li Xiao.

"Fan Wencheng, a scholar of the Daqing Library, meet the Tang King."

"After the editor of the Daqing Wenguan finishes me, I will meet the King of Tang."

Li Xiao tilted the two kneeling down, a mocking smile flashed in the corner of his eyes, waved his hand, and said lightly: "The two of you are here, and get up and talk." ”

After Fan Wencheng Ning and the two of us got up, Li Xiao ordered someone to sit and give tea, and then he served the tea bowl and drank it very leisurely.

Seeing Li Xiao's indifferent attitude, it made Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and me embarrassed, and the two subconsciously glanced at each other, but they didn't know for a while what they were going to say next.

Chen Zilong coughed lightly twice and broke the silence: "The two of you made a special trip to Liaoyang, what the hell is going on?" ”

Hearing Chen Zilong's question, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan glanced at each other again, then stood up from the chair together and knelt on the ground with a plop.

"King Tang, Chen Zanhua, I am waiting for this special trip to come, I really hope that your army can negotiate peace with my Qing Dynasty, settle the war, and no longer have swords and soldiers." Fan Wencheng said to Li Xiao and Chen Zilong in the upper seat in an almost pleading tone.

"Yes, the Qing Dynasty and your army have fought so far, it can be said that they have suffered heavy losses, and they are embarrassed to fight again, so they sent Fan Bachelor to come forward, hoping to reach a peace agreement with your army, so as to stop the sword soldiers, and the two countries look good, which should be the best thing." Ning Wan me on the side was also mournful, and between his words, he was even more pitiful.

Li Xiao slowly put down the teacup, smiled lightly and said, "What?" Your country is now thinking of asking for peace? When you formed an alliance with the Shun army and wanted to fight our Tang army together, why didn't you see it like this? ”

Fan Wencheng's face was confused, his face felt even more restless, he forced out an ugly smile, and said in a flattering voice: "King Tang, in the past, I was deceived by the thieves in the Qing Dynasty, and I didn't know the might of the heavenly soldiers, and I fought with your country, so that I was ashamed of today's defeat. Now that I think about it, how ashamed and regretful! It's just that these unhappiness are all in the past, and Tang Wang, you have a lot of adults, so don't mention it more. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, I also took over after Ning Wan: "Yes, King Tang, everything but look at the long term, why keep dwelling on the past?" Now that our country has realized that the war with your army is a very wrong thing, and that it will not continue, it has sent us and others to seek peace negotiations. I waited for such a request to see, it is really sincere, and I hope that King Tang will not be suspicious. ”

Li Xiao nodded slightly, and then said softly: "In this case, what conditions are you going to put forward to negotiate peace with my Tang Jun?" ”

Fan Wencheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "King Tang, the regent said that as long as your army is willing to make peace with my Qing Dynasty and withdraw from the Liaozhong and southern Liaoning areas, the regent is willing to repay your army with a lot of money, resume trade with your country, and forever become a brotherly state, mutual assistance and alliance, and never abandon it." ”

After listening to Fan Wencheng's words, Chen Zilong above sneered: "Master Fan, you must have played too well with this abacus." ”

"Oh? What is the meaning of Chen Zan's painting? ”

"Humph! You don't want to think about it, our army has been fighting bloody battles for months, and it is not easy to get this area in central and southern Liaoning, how can it be so easy to give it up to others because of your words! What's more, the area in central and southern Liaoning, which was originally my homeland of the Ming Dynasty, is now being recovered by our army, which is even more reasonable. If you mention it again, then this peace talk will never be mentioned again! Chen Zilong's words were tough, and his voice was cold.

Hearing Chen Zilong's words, Fan Wencheng's heart was half cold, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead, at this time, Ning Wan next to him took over with a smile: "Chen Zanhua, if you follow your army's wishes, what conditions do you need to agree to our country to negotiate with your army?" ”

Chen Zilong glanced at him coldly, and said: "According to our army's opinion, if the Qing court wants to make peace, it must first take back the area of Liaozhong and southern Liaoning to our army permanently, and then compensate our army for the loss of one million taels of silver." At the same time, the re-submission of ministers and tributes to our army, the appointment of officials in the country and the arrangement of generals must be reported to our Tang army and approved by our army before they can be used. In addition, all the important places in the country are stationed by our army, and the military expenses are all provided by the country, and from then on, they will always be vassals, and there can be no dissent. ”

After listening to Chen Zilong's words, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and I were like five thunderbolts, and the two of them almost couldn't believe their ears.

No, the Tang Army's appetite is so big, this is simply the rhythm of swallowing the Qing Dynasty in one gulp.

Just when the two of them were thinking about how to refute, Tang King Li Xiao put down the tea and said leisurely: "Chen Zanhua said very well, but there are still two points of negotiation and conditions that have not been explained to you, now I will talk about it, you all have to remember it clearly." ”

Fan Wencheng's face was pale, and cold sweat was dripping on his forehead, but he could only force himself to squeeze out a smile and said, "What are the two other conditions for King Tang?" ”

Li Xiao glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "You two listened, the other two conditions of our army, one is that after you wait to be called a minister, the personnel of the whole country, whether officials or ordinary people, whether Manchu, Mongolian and Han or other races, must be like the people of our Ming country, all change to Han-style hair accumulation, and daily life needs to be changed to Hanfu, and at the same time, the Manchu language must be abolished in the country, and a Chinese literature hall will be built to teach and teach Chinese. Second, if you want your country's soldiers and horses, from now on, they will all be arranged by our Tang Army, and if you are recruited, you must come to our army's subordinates on time and ensure that they will fight together with our army, and you must not shirk it. ”

As soon as Li Xiao finished speaking, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and I both had pale faces and sweat like rain.

Grandma's, such peace negotiations are no different from surrendering on their knees! This, this is simply too deceitful!

Fan Wencheng was frustrated, and finally mustered up the courage and smiled at Li Xiao: "King Tang, with all due respect, your country's peace conditions are too relentless. I'm afraid that after the next return, the regent will be very angry, and then he will ......"

"If he doesn't agree then, let him bring his troops and horses to fight Lone." Li Xiao coldly interrupted him: "Tell you, as long as Dolgon is not a complete fool, he will understand that he has no other choice but to agree to our army's demands. What's more, if this war drags on, although Shengjing is difficult to overcome for a while, I am afraid that until next year, this capital of the Qing Dynasty will also be completely recovered by our army, and it will be delayed for a long time! When the time comes, once the city of Shengjing is broken, the jade is burned, and the chickens and dogs will not be left, your Qing court and its clan, the Philippines will say that the official position and property are just afraid that even their lives will not be guaranteed. ”

When Fan Wencheng heard Li Xiao's cold words, his heart was like a knife, and his eyes were full of tears, almost dripping tears.

What is the difference between such a strong so-called negotiation, such a cold so-called kindness, and the signing of a humiliating alliance under the city!

It's just that under Li Xiao's strong statement, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and I dare to say nothing.

In the living room, there was silence.

Li Xiao coughed lightly and said again: "Okay, don't say much, you two will go back and report it." If Dorgon agrees to our army's terms, he will come back to our army. In the land of Liaoyang, the lone general talked to him face to face. If this person is obsessed and determined not to obey, then there is nothing to say, just bring troops and horses to fight our army. However, Lone tells you that Lone's patience is limited, including today, I will give you a total of five days, if there is still no reply after five days, then our army will never resume negotiations with the Qing court, you and me, just fight it out on the battlefield. ”

After listening to Li Xiao's aggressive words, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and I were already heartbroken, and they didn't dare to say a word anymore, so they had to retreat.

It wasn't until he left Liaoyang City that Fan Wencheng looked up to the sky and sighed: "Alas, such a peace talk is simply a shame!" I really didn't expect that I have been in such an embarrassing situation for decades since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and it has reached the point of being slaughtered by others! If the old Khan King had a spirit in the sky, he would be angry and alive. ”

Ning Wan also laughed miserably, shook his head and said: "Alas, Master Fan, I am waiting for his position and seeking his position, how will this situation change in the future, how can you and I predict." I'd better rush back to Shengjing as soon as possible and report truthfully to the Queen Mother and the Regent, so as not to miss the hour. After all, King Tang said that if there is no reply within five days, he will permanently stop negotiating with my Daqing. ”

After Ning finished speaking, he and Fan Wencheng looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and the two of them did not stay any longer, immediately jumped on their horses and whipped their whips, and hurried back to Shengjing.

In the early morning of the next day, the two of them, who had traveled day and night, finally rushed back to Shengjing, and at this time the morning meeting had just begun, and the two immediately entered the Chongzheng Palace, and reported to Bumu Butai and the regent Dolgon in public.

"Regent, I waited to enter Liaoyang, and it happened that Li Xiao, the king of the Tang Dynasty, was also in the city, and after listening to my intentions, Li Xiao had agreed to negotiate peace with my Qing Dynasty, but their conditions were ......" Fan Wencheng, who had a dusty face, said this, and stopped talking.

"But what, what conditions did Li Xiao prescribe, you said." Seeing that Tang Jun agreed to negotiate, a trace of joy flashed in Dolgon's heart, and he hurriedly asked.

Fan Wencheng's lips pursed, his expression was embarrassed, but he couldn't speak for a while.

At this time, Ning Wan on the side coughed lightly, and then took over: "Empress Dowager, Regent, Li Xiao said that unless you agree to the following conditions, you can negotiate peace with me in the Qing Dynasty." In my opinion, it would be too hard to talk about these conditions......"

"And you tell the truth, this king will not blame." Seeing him swallowing and spitting, Dolgon's heart sank, but he could only deliberately comfort him.

Ning Wan took a deep breath and said: "Li Xiao said, the first article is to ask me to cede Liaozhong and Liaonan in the Qing Dynasty, and recognize these places, which are under the management of the Tang Army from now on, and have nothing to do with our Qing Dynasty, in addition, I need to compensate 1 million taels of silver as war compensation." ”

When Dolgon heard this, his brow furrowed.

No, the Tang army wants the Qing Dynasty to cede the most abundant and fertile Liaozhong and Southern Liaonan areas in its territory, and the Qing Dynasty will not be a country.

Can you agree to this, this condition?

Just when he was very embarrassed, Bu Mu Butai's faint voice came from behind the curtain: "Master Ning, put this aside for the time being, what about the second condition of Tang Jun?" ”