Chapter 378: Commitments need to be fulfilled under supervision
The arrival of Ni Ma Shan, Guo Xing'a was not surprised, an artillery bombardment outside Chaoyang Gate should have completely shattered Yi Xin's will to war. And in fact, Guo Xinga also hopes to solve the problem through negotiations, and he does not want to really start a war in Beijing, as long as the Chinese will not bear to destroy the majestic "antique" Beijing city with their own hands. Beijing City has never experienced war since Li Zicheng left, foreign devils did not dare to fight, Guo Xing'a couldn't bear to start, every brick is vicissitudes!
Guo Xing's attitude towards receiving Nima Shan was very good, and because he had a big quarrel with Su Shun just now, Guo Xing'a also found that he and Yixin had more common language. Guo Xing'a now has a small muttering in his heart, whether he should help Su Shun regain power. Su Shun is harder than Yixin's bones, and he can also do things according to the template of traditional Chinese loyal ministers, rectify the rule of officials, and select talents and appoint talents, but his thinking is too backward. And he, like Xianfeng, is still unwilling to wake up in the dream of the Heavenly Empire, and he is too xenophobic. Regardless of success or failure, Yixin engaged in a Westernization movement, and even if it failed in the end, it also left China with a large number of talents and industrial base, allowing China to have a preliminary understanding of the world. If Su Shun is allowed to take power again, and the Yixin party is completely liquidated, China will inevitably enter a state of complete closure in the future.
The role of Nima Shan is similar to last year's Hengqi, so there is no need to say that his attitude is naturally needless, plus he is already scared, so he naturally behaves more well-behaved. Since Nima Shan is an old acquaintance, the two don't have too many polite and scene words, and Ni Ma Shan, who knows Guoxing very well, opened the price straight to the point. Yixin also made blood this time, and the funds and policies promised by Xianfeng were all fulfilled, and there was great progress on this basis.
Originally, although Xianfeng promised to give Guoxinga a relaxed policy, it was only appropriately relaxed within the original policy of the Qing Dynasty. Guoxinga can set up industry and commerce, build railways, and so on, but it must not go too far, and Guoxinga wants to set up a bank, engage in postal services, change currency, or even comprehensively implement social reforms, which is absolutely not allowed. This time, Yi Xin gave a fixed price, as long as it is Guoxing's territory, Guoxinga can do whatever he wants, as long as he does not ascend the throne and become the emperor himself.
And Yixin was relieved, and Guo Xing'a also obtained the personnel rights that Xianfeng did not give him. Within the framework of Xianfeng's promise, the officials in Guoxing'a's territory were still appointed and dismissed by the imperial court, and even if Guoxing'a arranged his own people, he had to obtain the approval of the imperial court. Yi Xin opened the door this time, your own subordinates, you can use whoever you want, and you can kill whoever you want, and the court can't ask. Guo Xing'a can also reform the official system and structure, no matter how he arranges it, whether it is the official name or the position, Guo Xing'a can do it himself.
In short, in the past, Xianfeng's conditions were still somewhat restricted, but this time Yixin removed all the restrictions. Guoxinga not only wants to have anything, but also can do whatever he wants, and the court will no longer interfere. Yi Xin basically recognized the status of Guoxing'a as a feudal town and gave Guoxing'a the treatment of a country within a country. In addition to being nominally part of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty's influence on Goxinga was even smaller than that of a vassal state like Korea in terms of policies.
The biggest good news is that Guoxing'a's choice is no longer limited to Heilongjiang and Jilin, in addition to the direct Guoxing'a's choice, the country's provinces Guoxing'a can choose two as their own fiefdoms. It's not just the land that is the king, but the territory is also arbitrarily chosen, how painful it was when Yixin made this decision, Guo Xing'a didn't know, but when he heard this tempting condition, Guo Xing'a was really a little frightened. Compared with the lucrative conditions, Yixin's requirements are much simpler, as long as Guo Xing'a hands over Sushun to the imperial court.
Although Guo Xing'a had just finished quarreling with Su Shun and was angry in his heart, he was not going to sell Su Shun because of this, so he firmly rejected Yi Xin's proposal. However, the words did not die, Guo Xing'a was still willing to save the lives of Yixin and Gui Liang and other people in exchange for the Beijing defenders to open the city.
Nimashan didn't expect Guo Xing'a to agree immediately, it was easy to do it if there was a discussion, and what he came to ask for this time was just an attitude of Guo Xing'a. Since Guo Xing'a is very willing to negotiate, he can also go back and give Yixin a reassurance. Otherwise, Guo Xing'a didn't have to do anything else, he would come to Beijing City with two cannons every once in a while, and in a few days, someone in Beijing City would have to tie up Yixin and come out to ask Guo Xing'a to surrender.
As soon as Nimashan left, Guo Xing'a hurriedly summoned Pi Runmin and others, Yixin's price was good, and Su Shun was an old stubborn, so they needed to discuss. When Zou Degui and Pi Runmin carefully calculated, one person passed through the Zhili Green Camp under Wen Yu and mixed into Su Shun's camp tent, he was Su Shun's closest comrade-in-arms Du Han. Du Han was not sent by Yi Xin, he was sent by the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, and he was sent behind Yi Xin's back. Because the miscellaneous affairs department has recently used all its power in the Qing court, and it is easy to see some people who do not have military power within themselves, so Guo Xinga did not know that Du Han appeared in the military camp of his allies.
In addition to not being able to accept betraying Su Shun, Guo Xing'a was very interested in Yi Xin's proposal. If Yi Xin can let Su Shun go in the follow-up negotiations, Guo Xing'a can definitely accept Yi Xin's proposal, but Pi Runmin and Zou Degui are not optimistic about Yi Xin's conditions. They have already suffered such a loss once in Chengde, and they must not be fooled again this time.
"Prince Gong has been forced to this role by us, he doesn't dare to play tricks anymore! These conditions are also pertinent and must be sincere. Goxinga didn't quite understand why his two most trusted advisors were against it.
"Prince Gong's promise this time, although the conditions are much more generous than that of Emperor Daxing, but the nature is the same. We suffered this loss last time, and we must not be fooled again this time! Junmen, have you ever wondered, why do we believe in Prince Gong? Pi Runmin frowned, and he was tempted by the conditions, but he couldn't accept it at all.
"We have a large army in hand, and we are afraid that he will turn back, how can we force him to make a promise today, and we will use the same method to force him to fulfill his promise in the future!" Goxinga also knows that such a thing as credit does not exist in political discussions at all.
"When we were in Chengde, we thought the same thing, and then it turned out that we were wrong! The distance of our armed deterrence is limited, and once they are out of our armed deterrence, they will immediately turn around and deal with us, and even besiege us with all their might. Zou Degui was afraid when he said it, and the Guoxinga Group had learned a very painful lesson in this regard.
After Xianfeng made a formal commitment, everyone in the Gu'an Army believed in Xianfeng very much, and they were all ready to leave the town. At that time, from Guoxing'a downwards, everyone in the Gu'an Army had such an idea, with the strong force of the Gu'an Army, Xianfeng would definitely not make a move against the Gu'an Army. Because the Gu'an army could directly threaten the royal family, and the cost of exterminating the Gu'an army was extremely high, the imperial court never had the courage to use force against the Gu'an army. But that time Guoxing'a and everyone were wrong, as soon as the royal family was free from the direct threat of the Gu'an army, the imperial court immediately took action against the Gu'an army. In order to avoid high costs, they chose surprise attacks, assassinations, etc., and of course did not hesitate to fight in the end.
Now Yixin's promise is also the same thing, Guoxing's troops are now in the city, Yixin is willing to agree to anything, but once Guoxing's army is withdrawn! After Guo Xing'a retreated, Yi Xin could regret it in various ways, and then continue to attack Guo Xing'a, and even the so-called negotiations now are just Yi Xin's delaying tactics. If Guoxing'a is near the capital, Yixin will definitely not dare to talk back, but Guoxing'a can't stay in Zhili, but he has to go to Shandong, Liangjiang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and even farther away. In case Guo Xing'a is halfway gone, Yixin repents, and Guo Xing'a can't fight back, so he can only pull the flag and rebel. When that time comes, in that unfavorable situation, it is better to break through Beijing City now and solve Yixin at one time.
"In addition to force, we need a guarantee of other things, to ensure that Yixin will not go back, to ensure that we can get what they promised!" Guo Xing'a also felt that he was played by Xianfeng, and he must not repeat the mistakes of the past this time.
But that's easier said than done. China is an ancient civilization, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith are very important virtues, and the society also regards things such as morality very seriously. But although it is the most fierce in the court, it seems to be the place where excellent character is most lacking. And even if, like the Beijing Treaty, Guo Xinga also asked Yixin to sign an agreement for himself, and the implementation of the agreement is still not guaranteed. Yi Xin has nothing to mortgage to Guoxinga, and the Son of Heaven represented by Yi Xin also has the privilege of tearing up any agreement at any time. The scale of the Second Opium War has been expanded again and again, and among them, Xianfeng has repeatedly said that it is not counted, and it is not a factor.
Goxinga needs Yixin to put his promise on paper, and in addition to force, he needs someone who can supervise Yixin and ensure that the promise can be carried out smoothly. It's easy to do one thing alone, but it's impossible to add it all together. The promise of the imperial power to anyone is doomed to the risk of reverse, because no one can oversee the imperial power.
"Junmen, why do you have to accept Yixin's promise! I can take Beijing City with one strong attack, and when the time comes, we will be whatever we say, so why do we have to listen to Yixin? Pi Runmin looked at Guo Xing'a and Zou Degui, who were thinking seriously, and was a little anxious for a while.
Although Yi Xin also has all kinds of bad, he is very open-minded, he can learn from the West to reform society, and the country can still have some hope in the future. Sixth Brother Su is too conservative, his mind is still full of things like the Heavenly Empire and the Ten Thousand Nations Dynasty, and blind xenophobia will harm the country. "Guoxing'a is also in a dilemma, if he sells Su Shun, his mutiny has no political statement, and if he does Yixin, there is no hope for the future.
"Kill both of them, won't you be in charge of the government in charge of the military gate?" Pi Runmin came up with the easiest solution