"Our country is a soldier, not not dissatisfied but hoping for a big position, because of the border ministers' bullying, resulting in a provocation. Last year, my country and the country boycotted the army and negotiated peace, and I was forced to kill the people who crossed the border to steal, and my sincerity can be described as the best...

However, the country not only accepted our fugitives, but also entered the East China Sea, Heilongjiang and other border areas of our country without authorization, harassed our people, and killed and injured dozens of our officers and soldiers...

My country's dispatch of troops this time is not because I will not forget the old grievances, but because I hope to make peace with the country, and the two sides will abide by the peace treaty and never stop the sword soldiers... I have sent this envoy to show mercy to the lives of the people of the country, and I hope that the two countries will be able to renew the peace treaty..."

After reading the letter written by Huang Taiji to him, Zhu Youjian commented with a relaxed expression: "This Huang Taiji's handwriting is two points stronger than mine, and it is rare among the Jurchens." ”

Wang Zaijin was not interested in discussing Huang Taiji's font with the emperor, nor did he want others to know, and Chongzhen said that his own words were not as good as the words of a Guanwai slave chief. He hurriedly interrupted Chongzhen's words and said, "Houjin sent envoys to talk about the peace treaty, which obviously means that they can't fight anymore.

The minister thought that His Majesty should receive the envoy of Houjin and reach a peace agreement as soon as possible to end the war. Your Majesty's personal expedition this time is considered a great success.

For this war, we have mobilized troops and horses everywhere, and the cost is huge. If they can end the day early, for the imperial court in the rear, which is responsible for dispatching soldiers and horses, it can be regarded as unloading a heavy burden for them.

What's more, His Majesty's time out of Beijing is not short, in order to avoid any changes in the court, His Majesty should return to Beijing as soon as possible, grasp the current situation, and calm the hearts of the people in the capital. ”

Regarding Wang Zaijin's advice, Zhu Youzhen thought about it, then turned his head to look at the generals sitting on the right and said, "What do you think about the Houjin faction to negotiate peace?" Do you think Houjin is a little sincere about peace? ”

Wu Huai said frankly: "The minister can't see that Houjin has some sincerity for the peace, and the minister thinks that Houjin has not yet reached the end of the season. Although our army won several victories, most of the Mongols defeated, among whom there were not many real Jurchens.

Houjin's reinforcements arrived at the door of our army's house, but they suddenly stopped and sent an envoy to negotiate peace. The minister thinks that Houjin is not trying to paralyze us through negotiation and peace; I just want to delay time, frustrate the spirit of our army after the victory, and then make plans..."

Zhu Youzhen was noncommittal about Wu Huai's statement, and then turned his attention to Zu Dashou, wanting to hear his opinion. Zu Dashou thought for a long time before saying: "The minister doesn't agree with General Wu's statement, with the current weather, delaying it will only be more beneficial to our army." The minister felt that the Houjin army might really want to negotiate peace. ”

Li Hongyuan said to Chongzhen: "No matter what the purpose of the Houjin army to negotiate peace, as long as we make a contingency plan for the possible actions of the Houjin army, then we can be invincible..."

After listening to the opinions of everyone sitting in the hall, Zhu Youzhen thought for a while before making a decision: "Well, if the Tartar wants to negotiate peace, we will negotiate peace with him." However, we must be prepared for battle.

Da Sima continued to prime minister the overall situation, coordinating logistics and transshipment and coordination work among various theaters. Wu Huai and Zu Dashou were in charge of the defense of the Santun camp and strengthened the reconnaissance of the Later Jin army.

Li Hongyuan was in charge of negotiating peace with the Houjin envoys to see what they really wanted to negotiate. In addition, who are the people sent by Houjin to negotiate peace? Where are you now? ”

Li Hongyuan immediately replied: "Back to Your Majesty, there is a chief envoy of the Houjin Council, a deputy envoy and interpreter, and a Jurchen cavalry of Niu Lu.

After communicating with the Later Jin Yi and the envoy, the Jurchen cavalry was placed in the camp outside the city, and the envoy and the deputy envoy were connected to the city. The minister is trying to tell His Majesty whether to place these two people in the town government. Now, in addition to the houses in the town hall that are generally intact, the outer city is still in ruins, and it is not suitable for receiving messengers.

The envoy of the Later Jin Yihe was a Jurchen Heshubel, about the same age as His Majesty, and was said to be the son of Nurhachi, named Dorgon. According to the information collected by the ministers, it should be Dorgon, the owner of the white flag.

The deputy envoy and interpreter was a Han man named Gao Hongzhong. I was captured by us once in Shimen, and I was a member of the library set up by Huang Taiji. ”

"Dolgon?" Zhu Youzhen repeated the name with some surprise, thanks to the overwhelming whip play of later generations, the name of Prince Daqingrui, who is said to have a leg with his sister-in-law, he is like thunder.

Leaving aside the peachy story between him and Huang Taiji's wife, Shunzhi Emperor Fulin's mother, and Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, this Prince Rui was able to resist the temptation of the throne after Huang Taiji's death, and supported Fulin's accession to the throne, avoiding the most likely infighting before the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and it was indeed the last "Rui" word.

After Huang Taiji's death, if Dolgon was more greedy, there would inevitably be a fierce power struggle in the Houjin country, and even if Wu Sangui took refuge in the next year, Dolgon would not be able to lead his troops out of Shenyang and enter the customs. As long as Li Zicheng's Dashun regime succeeded in taking over Shanhaiguan, then the Manchus would have no chance to enter the customs.

It can be said that after Nurhachi and Huang Taiji, Dolgon is the most outstanding talent of the Jianzhou Jurchens. Without these three generations of masters, there would be no Qing Dynasty. However, with a small ethnic group with a population of less than one million, it is a great fortune for the Manchus to be able to appear for three consecutive generations of outstanding people who are in a century, but it is a great misfortune for us in China.

The moment he heard this name, Zhu Youzhen subconsciously wanted to give an order to arrest and cut down the Dolgon who was sent to the door, which could be regarded as destroying a major enemy for Huaxia in the future.

But after the next breath, his somewhat anxious mood calmed down again. At this moment, he is no longer Zhu Youzhen, who is ignorant of the internal political situation of the Houjin State, after more than a year of hard work, the continuous flow of information from Shenyang has roughly pieced together the outline of a Jurchen society.

And the Jurchen soldiers captured in this battle, especially the soldiers of the two white flags, were very cooperative with the Ming army's inquiries, so Chongzhen knew a lot of detailed affairs between the Jurchen Eight Banners.

For example, after Huang Taiji ascended the throne, he not only let his son seize Du Du's inlaid white flag, but also forced the two yellow flags to exchange flags with the two white flags by changing the flag, so that the two yellow flags became today's two white flags, so the current two white flag soldiers have very complaints about Huang Taiji and the two yellow flags.

Of course, what Chongzhen didn't know was that after Nurhachi's death, the soldiers of the two white flags who were suppressed and divided by Huang Taiji and the other Baylors were not just complaining about Huang Taiji and the two yellow flags. Strictly speaking, the sudden fall from the first and second force of the Eight Banners to their current status has made these two White Flag soldiers feel greatly disappointed, and their allegiance to the Houjin Kingdom has degenerated into personal allegiance to the Dorgon brothers.

In this situation, when they were captured by the Ming army, they did not hesitate to reveal the relationship within the Jurchen Eight Banners to the Ming army.

The cooperation of the soldiers of the two white flags made Zhu Youzhen understand that the core of the two white flags is essentially the Dolgon brothers, to be precise, Dolgon. Keeping Dorgon behind will only make the two white flags completely lose their solidifying flags. It was a matter of time before the two white flags fell into the hands of Huang Taiji.

He did so many things not to create an opportunity for Huang Taiji to integrate the Eight Banners. After Zhu Youzhen's mood calmed down, he finally dispelled this sudden idea and agreed to Li Hongyuan's arrangement for the Houjin envoy.

After Dolgon and Gao Hongzhong entered the Santun camp city, they were placed in a small courtyard in the northwest corner of the town. This small courtyard is divided into two front and back, the house in the front yard is a little dilapidated, but the backyard is still quite positive, but there are Ming troops stationed here, and when they saw the arrival of the two people, they just gave up the backyard.

Because of the insistence of the Ming army, the two people who could not bring people into the city had to clean up the two bedrooms by themselves. Fortunately, although the Ming army didn't treat the two of them very well, they didn't shirk the daily necessities they asked for. Gao Hongzhong asked the Ming army for all the things he wanted, but they were basically sent.

Although he was dissatisfied with the current situation, Dolgon endured it and did not complain to these ordinary Ming soldiers. It wasn't until Li Hongyuan came that the emperor did not summon them, but only sent the little-known Li Hongyuan to discuss peace talks with them.

Dolgon finally couldn't bear it anymore, he looked at Gao Hongzhong beside him with his eyes, Gao Hongzhong had to stubbornly ask Li Hongyuan: "The Khan of our country personally wrote a letter to the Ming Emperor, and also sent Murgen Dai Qingbeile to negotiate peace, which can be described as full of sincerity.

Why does His Majesty the Emperor despise our country so much that he is unwilling to receive even our envoys? Does His Majesty the Emperor really want to continue this war? Although my Houjin is small, I will never succumb to the authority of the Ming Kingdom.

In the past, the Mandate of Heaven Khan raised troops with 18 pairs of armor and conquered the land west of the river. Today, my Houjin soldiers are strong and strong, will they sink because of a temporary setback?

I think that Your Excellency should go back and advise His Majesty the Emperor, since our country has shown sincerity, the Ming Kingdom should also treat it with courtesy. Otherwise, the two countries will continue to fight each other, fearing that the incident of Liaodong in the past will be repeated tomorrow in the Guannei. ”

Li Hongyuan glanced at Gao Hongzhong nonchalantly, then looked at Dolgon and said arrogantly: "Are you here to negotiate peace or to declare war?"

If you want to negotiate peace, you have to accept our arrangement. If you have come to declare war, our army is here, and you may as well go back and inform the Khan of Er: If you want to fight, you will come to war. ”

Dolgon stopped, and Gao Hongzhong, who was flushed because he was ignored and wanted to come forward to theorize, said to Li Hongyuan without humility or arrogance: "We are naturally here to negotiate peace, but I heard that the Ming Dynasty is the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and it has always been called the state of etiquette.

Last year, the envoy of the Ming Kingdom came to my Shenyang to discuss peace, and although our country was small, it was also very hospitable, and there was never any rudeness to the envoy of the Ming State. Today, we came to negotiate peace on behalf of Houjin, and not only were the guards intercepted outside the city, but even the sergeants were stationed in this small courtyard. I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor treats us as envoys? Or a prisoner?

Or is this the etiquette that the Celestial Empire should have when dealing with foreign envoys? ”