Jiang Xiang didn't play any tricks, in order to keep his own team, he could only cooperate with Li Mu, so he made preparations on time.

Li Mu also only brought a thousand cavalry and took Jiang Xiang to take over Ningwu Pass. At the same time, he did not forget to pursue the Qing army, and let Bai Shixiong continue to catch up with the cavalry and some fast troops, and he must drive the Qing army out of the border wall, and he cannot let them attack and plunder the local area. And Qian Er took the rest of the troops to stay behind and monitor Jiang Xiang's team here.

Qian Er sent someone to contact Li Guo as soon as possible, communicated the news, and stopped the war first. Although neither side had received the news that the cooperation had been negotiated at this time, both sides were restraining their troops to avoid conflict.

Around the same time, Tian Jianxiu and Li Yan began negotiations in Beijing.

Tian Jianxiu went all the way from Tongguan to Kaifeng, and then from Kaifeng to Beijing, before meeting Li Yan. Originally, it would have been faster to go to Shanxi, but there were still many rebellions in Shanxi, and there was a fight between Jing Chenggang and Li Yan's troops. Now Tian Jianxiu is also the marquis of Dashun, so he will naturally be careful, so he delayed for some time.

Li Yan met with Tian Jianxiu in the barracks.

"Brother Tian, we meet again." Li Yan smiled and arched his hand: "Every time you negotiate with me, Li Chuang always sends Brother Tian over, which shows his trust in Brother Tian." ”

Tian Jianxiu smiled bitterly in his heart: "That's why no one else dares to come." This is an errand that will kill you at any time, but you, Li Yan, have never stepped half a step out of your control area. ”

However, he still smiled and hugged his fists and said, "I know Brother Li well, so it's easier to talk." ”

Li Yan invited Tian Jianxiu to sit down, and said with a smile: "Li Chuang sent Brother Tian over, I think he has a different opinion on the cooperation conditions I proposed, right?" ”

"Brother Li is right," Tian Jianxiu said, "Our Majesty is very interested in Brother Li's proposal to join forces against the Qing army, but we can't agree to Brother Li's proposal to divide Shanxi equally. ”

Li Yan reminded: "Can you stop the Qing army? This time it was just the vanguard of the Qing army. Only you, I'm afraid that the whole of Shanxi will be lost to the Qing State. It is natural that our two sides join forces to resist the Qing Dynasty and divide Shanxi equally. ”

Tian Jianxiu asked, "Brother Li, how is your equal division?" ”

"With Taiyuan as the boundary, the north and south halves, our family is half. Of course, the north faced the Qing court and the Mongol raids, and Taiyuan returned to the north. As for who the north and south belong to, I don't care. Li Yan said lightly.

As soon as Tian Jianxiu heard Li Yan's idea, not only would Li Zicheng not agree, but it was also difficult for him to agree. This seems fair, but Li Yan took advantage of it. No matter which piece Li Yan gets, he can connect his territory into a piece, and he will take advantage of it when he captures the whole of Shanxi in the future.

"Brother Li laughed," Tian Jianxiu shook his head and said, "No matter how much Brother Li contributes to the fight against the Qing army, it is impossible for me to hand over half of Shanxi to Brother Li." At most, it is to hand over Yanghe and Datong to Brother Li, and in the area south of the Great Wall, I Dashun will definitely not give up. ”

Li Yan sneered: "Brother Tian is joking, Datong and Yanghe are not all of you for a long time." If I am only giving you these things as a reward, why should I talk to you? Just take it. Your rule in Shanxi is in jeopardy, and rebellions are everywhere, can you still resist the offensive of the Qing army? Since you are not willing to divide it equally, then I will wait for the Qing army to occupy Shanxi, and then take it back from the Qing army. ”

Tian Jianxiu said coldly: "Brother Li, if I cooperate with the Qing army, even if Brother Li is strong, it will also disappear." ”

Li Yan laughed at this time: "Brother Tian, I heard you right, right? What does Li Chuang think? ”

Tian Jianxiu stiffened his face and did not speak.

"Li Chuang was driven out of Beijing by the Qing army, and the enthronement ceremony was held in a hurry before he could wait for an auspicious day." Li Yan continued to smile and said: "Then he was chased and killed by the Qing army all the way, the troops suffered heavy losses, and the millions of gold and silver that were looted from the capital were also robbed. His dignified emperor actually wants to cooperate with the Qing army that swept away his majesty, isn't he afraid of being ridiculed by the world? ”

Tian Jianxiu snorted coldly and said, "When Brother Li collapses and my Dashun dominates the world, who dares to laugh at my Dashun?" ”

"That's good," Li Yan said contemptuously, "I want to learn how much you can do after cooperating with the Qing army." ”

If he unites with the Qing army, it is just Tian Jianxiu's casual remarks, and Li Zicheng and other generals must not have thought about it. They are all reckless, although the court can rebel repeatedly, but for the Qing court, which is also rebelling against the world, they can't lose face and let the world look down on them. Even if he cooperated with Li Yan, it was only in Shanxi to deal with the Qing army, and at the same time maintained a competitive relationship.

"Why should Brother Li be angry?" Tian Jianxiu's attitude suddenly softened, and said: "It is beneficial for each of us to cooperate with each other. Why should Brother Li be so careful? ”

Li Yan also suppressed his anger and said lightly: "Brother Tian doesn't need to say it anymore. I have already sent troops to attack, whether you agree or not, I will decide north of Taiyuan. ”

Tian Jianxiu was stunned, he didn't expect Li Yan to be so anxious, and before the cooperation was reached, he had already sent troops. I didn't expect that Li Yan's strength would grow so rapidly. With his understanding of Li Yan, if he didn't have the strength to control a place, Li Yan would not attack easily.

The reason why they came to negotiate with Li Yan was to reach an agreement with Li Yan. In their past dealings with Li Yan, they came to the conclusion that Li Yan was a man who kept his promises. As long as an agreement is reached, it will be followed.

And they are Dashun, due to the new defeat, the army is unstable. Moreover, everywhere, the rebellions of the common people and gentry also rose one after another. Compared with Li Yan, they need a stable environment to clean up the interior and rebuild their confidence. Therefore, reaching an agreement with Li Yan is a crucial thing. Not only did they have to get rid of the Qing army's attacks, but they also had to reach a temporary peace with Li Yan so that they could have the energy and opportunity to rectify their internal affairs.

"Huh? Brother Li actually sent troops? Tian Jianxiu said in surprise. Immediately after that, he said: "I will report to our Majesty at once, and let the generals on the front line be careful." Please also ask Brother Li to restrain your subordinates, not to have a conflict, and let the Qing army get advantaged. As for Brother Li's conditions, Your Majesty should be able to reply soon, please wait a few days. ”

Tian Jianxiu's attitude was surprisingly weak, which made Li Yan vigilant, feeling that Li Zicheng might have bigger plans and couldn't negotiate with Li Zicheng quickly. But he thought about his arrangement for a moment and felt that there was nothing missing. The only thing to worry about may be Li Zicheng's cooperation with the Qing court.

He nodded and said, "Okay, then let's get here for the time being, I'll wait for Li Chuang's reply." ”

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