There were also two people sitting in Shengjing's palace, Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng. Huang Taiji has received news from all over the country that 50,000 Ming troops are attacking Jinzhou, and Lushun's reinforcements are blocked south of Jinzhou, and I am afraid that Jinzhou has now been captured. Dolgon and Tao Min of Nampo have remained unmoved. According to the news from the Jin merchants, Dolgon and Tao Min may have other intentions in North Korea. Moreover, Wu Sangui of Ningyuan and Zu Dashou of Jinzhou are also about to move now, and Huang Taiji feels anxious that he has never felt before.

"Fan Aiqing." Huang Taiji asked anxiously, "I'm afraid that Jinzhou is not guaranteed now, and Lushun is in danger, I don't know what Aiqing's good plan is?" ”

Fan Wencheng knew that Huang Taiji had absolute trust in him, and he had been thinking hard about how to deal with it in the past few days. Now seeing that Huang Taiji asked what he meant, he got up and played: "Your Majesty, the minister has a word, how about peace between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"I want to make peace with the Ming Dynasty again?" Huang Taiji was a little surprised, "Fan Aiqing, you also know about the last time Yue dragged him to Beijing, and it may be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to make peace with us." ”

"This time and that time." Fan Wencheng said, "Your Majesty, although it fell short last time Yue dragged Baylor to talk about peace, the current situation is different. ”

"I wonder what's the difference?" Huang Taiji asked.

Fan Wencheng knelt down: "Your Majesty, the ministers are dedicated to the emperor and the Qing Dynasty." ”

Huang Taiji nodded slightly: "Fan Aiqing is flat, I know your heart." ”

Fan Wencheng stood up: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Prince Rui and King Taomin will never return to the army to aid Lushun. ”

Fan Wencheng paused after speaking, looked up at Huang Taiji, and Huang Taiji was silent.

Fan Wencheng continued: "The emperor also said that Jinzhou may not be guaranteed now, and Lushun is also in danger. Lushun still has 20,000 elite soldiers of our Qing Dynasty, and Shengjing will only have more than 50,000 Qing warriors even if he gathers me, and it may be too late in time. If we sit back and watch Lushun fall, even if the emperor can recover Lushun in the future, it will be a vicious battle, and I am afraid that there are not many Qing soldiers left. ”

Huang Taiji gritted his teeth: "Aiqing, are Dolgon and Taomin really not coming back?" ”

Fan Wencheng avoided this topic: "Your Majesty, Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou are still in Ningyuan and Jinzhou, if we go all out to reinforce Lushun, the emperor will also have to take into account their movements." ”

Huang Taiji was very embarrassed: "Even if I have the heart to make peace with the Ming Dynasty, who can make peace." ”

Fan Wencheng knelt down again: "The minister is not talented, and he is willing to take on this responsibility." ”

"Fan Aiqing is very loyal, and I am very pleased." Huang Taiji was reluctant to let Fan Wencheng go, "It's just that it's a long way to Beijing, and it needs to be kept strictly secret, so it's hard to love Qing." ”

"No, Your Majesty. This time, you don't need to go to Beijing to make peace with the Ming Dynasty, you can only go to Lushun. ”

"What do you say about Aiqing?" Huang Taiji was quite surprised, "Why do you want to go to Lushun." ”

"Your Majesty." Fan Wencheng replied, "The Ming army attacking Lushun this time was dominated by the Yulin Army and the army of Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian, and the Shenji Battalion and the Quick Gun Team were also dispatched by the Yulin Army. The king of Taomin stationed all the new Korean troops on Tsushima Island in order to capture Dongying, and the Yulin army fought fiercely with the king of Taomin several times in previous years, and the minister heard that Zheng Zhilong and Dongying were also inextricably linked. Therefore, the minister thought that the Ming army's attack on Lushun was fake, and it was true to prevent the king of Taomin from attacking Dongying. ”

"But Aiqing also said that Dorgon and Taomin will not return to Lushun." Huang Taiji still didn't understand.

"Because of this, Yulinjun and Zheng Zhilong will make peace with us." Fan Wencheng analyzed, "Your Majesty, please think about it, if my Qing Dynasty and these 50,000 Ming troops fought fiercely in Lushun for several months, and the casualties on both sides were ignored for the time being, I am afraid that the Yulin Army and Zheng Zhilong would have no chance to stop Tao Min from attacking Dongying." And Tao Min should have thought of this, so he would not return to Lushun. ”

"The emperor thinks again." Fan Wencheng said, "If we talk to Yulin Jun and Zheng Zhilong alone this time, what will Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty think." Last time, Yue dragged Beile to contact Gao Qiqian, but the news leaked, and the Ming Dynasty government and the opposition unanimously pointed the finger at Gao Qiqian, and this time they may change their goals. ”

Huang Taiji pondered for a while: "Fan Aiqing, even if I agree to make peace, what conditions will make the Yulin army quit." ”

Fan Wencheng knelt down and kowtowed: "This still needs the emperor to decide." ”

"Fan Aiqing, say it." Huang Taiji gave him a lift, "There is nothing that cannot be said in front of me. ”

"Your Majesty." Fan Wencheng stood up and said, "If you want to make peace with the Yulin army, the minister thinks that my Qing Dynasty will give up Lushun." ”

"Are we going to give up Lushun?" Huang Taiji was very reluctant.

"Your Majesty, you think, only if we give up Lushun, the 20,000 elites of my Great Qing Dynasty can return to Shengjing, which will also preserve the strength of my Great Qing Dynasty. Moreover, even if the Ming army occupies Lushun, they will not stop there, and the Yulin army and Zheng Zhilong will definitely go to North Korea to stop Tao Min. As soon as the Yulin army left, Lushun was an empty city again. As long as the Yulin army is entangled with Tao Min in Korea, the emperor can recover Lushun at any time. ”

Huang Taiji rolled Fan Wencheng's words in his stomach several times: "Fan Aiqing, I will order you to be the minister of the Qin Mission, and Aiqing can handle the matter of peace." ”

"Thank you, Lord Long." Fan Wencheng thanked Wanen and stood up again and looked at Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji asked, "Aiqing, is there anything else you don't worry about?" ”

"Your Majesty." Fan Wencheng whispered, "Prince Su and Prince Zheng are loyal to the emperor, and King Gongshun, King Huaishun, and King Zhishun are also available talents. It's just that Prince Yu is very close to Prince Rui. ”

Huang Taiji nodded lightly: "I understand." ”

It has been two or three days since Dolgon and Tao Min received an urgent report from Lushun, but Tao Min has not moved, and is just torturing Ji Tonghai every day.

Ji Tonghai was detained in the dungeon of the barracks, his hands were hung high, and the clothes on his body were soaked with blood, sticking to his body one by one.

"Mr. He, Mr. has suffered these days." Tao Min sat opposite Ji Tonghai, "It's just that Mr.'s mouth is still very hard, it seems that Mr. won't tell the truth to this king anyway." ”

Ji Tonghai slightly opened his eyes covered by blood stains: "Lord Mingjian, everything the slave said is the truth, the slave is loyal to the prince, and there is no place to deceive the prince." ”

Tao Min smiled: "Mr. He, it's not good to be too smart. Do you think the king will believe what you say? ”

Tao Min knew that the torture used on Ji Tonghai in the past few days was something that ordinary people couldn't bear at all. If it were a person who had not been trained rigorously, he would have succumbed to it, and even if it was nonsense, he would have said something. But the problem is that although Ji Tonghai said a lot of things before and after, there is no useful one, and it is tightly knit and does not leak. This confirmed Tao Min's suspicion that he must have been trained.

The reason why Tao Min hasn't taken action in the past few days is because he hasn't made up his mind what to do. Tao Min has always wanted to pry Ji Tonghai's mouth open, hoping to know the true purpose of Yulin Bay and the next move from Ji Tonghai's body, but now it seems that this plan is about to fail.

"You continue to interrogate, and you have to make him speak by any means, and tell the truth." Tao Min stood up, gave a command, and left the dungeon.