"Peace?" Jiang Riguang, a scholar of Dongge University, glared at Ruan Dacheng viciously, and said: "Li Zicheng broke through the Jingshi and forced the first emperor to death, he is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, you dare to negotiate peace with Li Zicheng?" ”

Shi Kefa also said: "Li Zicheng is not a fool, when he has a military advantage, he will definitely not stop at the Yangtze River, and it is better to do a good job in the defense of the Yangtze River as soon as possible." ”

Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said slowly: "Lord Ruan is right, since the army is about to withdraw to Jiangbei, why not seek the greatest benefits for the Ming Dynasty before withdrawing the army?" Why not, we are not bowing to Li Zicheng, as long as the opportunity comes, we will definitely take Li Zicheng's head to pay tribute to the emperor. ”

Liu Zongzhou, the imperial history of Zuodu, glared at Qian Qianyi, very disdainful of his personality, originally from Donglin Academy, but now he wags his tail to Ma Shiying and begs for mercy, he doesn't even want a teacher, what else can such a person be trusted?

But now in the court, Ma Shiying occupies the position of the first assistant, and there are many fox friends and dog friends, the power is very huge, it is really difficult to shake, so he bowed his hand to Zhu Yousong and said: "If the court and Li Zicheng negotiate peace, the minister will take off his official hat and return to his hometown to serve the fields." ”

Ma Shiying coughed and said, "Bold Liu Zongzhou, are you threatening the emperor?" ”

Shi Kefa knew that the court was about to fall into endless arguments again, so he glanced at Jiang Riguang and Liu Zongzhou, and said, "I don't know that Lord Shoufu is going to send an envoy to Huaxia to talk with Li Zicheng?" ”

Ma Shiying saw that Shi Kefa was loose, so he said to Zhu Yousong: "The minister recommends the right squire of the military department and the right servant of the imperial history of the left Maodi as the envoy. ”

Qian Qianyi followed: "The minister recommended the chief soldier Chen Hongfan as the deputy envoy!"

Ruan Dacheng was naturally not far behind, and hurriedly said: "The minister recommends Ma Shaoyu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, to be the deputy envoy!"

Among the personnel of the envoy, there were not only people from the Ministry of Rites, but also people from the Ministry of War, and even personnel at the level of the general army to spy on the military situation in Huaxia.

Ma Shiying saw that the overall situation had been decided, so he bowed to Zhu Yousong and said, "The minister retires!"

Everyone retreated, and Zhu Yousong turned his face sideways and said, "Praise Zhou, send the important ministers for me!"

"Slaves obey!" Han Zanzhou, the eunuch who had been holding the Buddha dust and closing his eyes and meditating, walked two parts in a hurry, came to the front of everyone, bowed down and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please!"

Everyone had their own thoughts and rushed out, but no one paid attention to Han Zanzhou.

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The fourth battalion of the Mandate of Heaven Army did not advance southward, but scattered three divisions in the prefectures and counties of Fengyang Prefecture, first stabilized the people of the prefectures and counties, and completely expelled Liu Liangzuo's strength from the territory of Fengyang.

Li Zicheng took his own soldiers, waved the dragon flag, inspected the east, and even went to Huai'an Fucheng to meet with Wu Sangui, who was training and surrendering troops.

When I returned to Fengyang Mansion City, the sun had already set, and the ten thousand rays of light in front of me seemed to be even more dazzling than before sunset.

The soldiers who stayed in the city greeted them from afar, "Your Majesty, the Pseudo-Ming sent an envoy and has been waiting in the city for two days." ”

"Emissary?" Li Zicheng was stunned, at this time, what did the puppet Ming send envoys for, could it be that they were delusional about negotiating peace with Huaxia?

There is no room for peace unless you surrender!

"Seeing that the messenger is very anxious, maybe something is important!"

Li Zicheng pondered for a moment and decided to meet the envoys first, always knowing their needs, and then seeing what conditions they offered.

It may not be possible to negotiate peace, but from the conditions prescribed by the envoy, we can get a glimpse of some of the ideas of the puppet Ming court......

Li Zicheng summoned the envoy of the puppet Ming in the main hall of the palace.

Zuo Maodi, Chen Hongfan, and Ma Shaoyu did not kneel, but just bowed, "The right attendant of the Ming Dynasty Military Department and the right servant of the imperial history Zuo Maodi, I have seen the Chinese Emperor!" Chen Hongfan and Ma Shaoyu also reported to their families afterwards.

He Xiaomi wanted to draw a knife and threaten, but was stopped by Li Zicheng, only a small half of the country was left, and he was still high, thinking that he was orthodox and living in a dream, which may not be beneficial to Huaxia.

He glanced at the three of them, and didn't give up his seat, but said lightly: "You guys have come all the way to Fengyang, what do you want to talk about with me?" Is there a letter from Hiromitsu? ”

The three of them looked at each other, their envoy this time was to meet with the emperor of Huaxia face-to-face, the imperial court gave a red line, as long as it was within the scope of this red line, they had the right to make a decision, as for the national letter, it was an official document given by His Majesty the Emperor to other countries, can Huaxia be regarded as a country?

Ma Shaoyu was suddenly shocked, he had been an envoy to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, knowing the identity of the envoy, the sincerity of the country, played a vital role in the talks, in the eyes of the Ming court, Huaxia was just a bunch of rogues, but for the emperor of the Chinese Empire, it must be regarded as a country equal to the Ming Dynasty, if there is no national letter, Li Zicheng has every reason to doubt their identity.

He inadvertently wiped the fine beads of sweat that appeared on his forehead, and said: "In the inferior envoy to Huaxia, there is no predetermined result, everything has to be met face-to-face, so there is no national letter, in fact, the national letter is just a form......"

Li Zicheng knew that the land of the Pseudo-Ming was far inferior to Huaxia, but the Pseudo-Ming would not regard Huaxia as an equal country, and he did not embarrass the envoy, and said with a smile: "Well said, the national letter is just a form, what I want to see is the real content, millet watch, tea, I want to see, what the three of them have brought." ”

Zuo Maodi saw that Li Zicheng was not only not angry, but also gave a seat and served tea, his heart was a little settled, and after he reluctantly sat down, he arched his hands and said: "The emperor of Qiqi Huaxia, who was appointed by Emperor Hongguang of the Ming Dynasty, sent an envoy to Huaxia this time, hoping that the two sides will temporarily rest the sword soldiers and avoid the lives of the people!"

"It's not impossible to take a break from the sword soldiers," Li Zicheng said with a faint smile: "I don't know what conditions Emperor Hongguang offers, if the conditions meet my appetite, I can reach an agreement with you." ”

Zuo Maodi was secretly happy in his heart, seeing Li Zicheng's meaning, he also had the meaning of temporarily resting the sword soldiers, maybe Huaxia's Heavenly Mandate Army fought fiercely for many years, and the soldiers, money and food couldn't keep up, so he said: "I don't know what kind of conditions the Huaxia Emperor needs?"

Kick the ball to Lao Tzu, thinking that Lao Tzu is a tender boy? Li Zicheng smiled slightly and said: "The three of them came to Fengyang from Nanjing, even if Emperor Hongguang didn't explain it in advance, along the way, I'm afraid they have thought of countless plans, no matter what kind of conditions I need, I'm afraid they are all in your calculations, right?" ”

Zuo Maodi's face showed an embarrassed look, and he went over, knowing that Li Zicheng would not take the initiative to ask for a price, so he said: "Emperor Hongguang of the Ming Dynasty hopes that the people will suffer and the soldiers will be killed or injured, and he hopes that the Mandate of Heaven Army will return to Beijing and return Fengyang, Xuzhou, and Huai'an to the Ming Dynasty, and the two sides will return to their original situation." ”

"How dare you talk nonsense?" He Xiaomi "poofed", pulled out the waist knife, in order to increase the deterrent effect, between the blade and the scabbard, there was a violent friction, and the tip of the knife almost pointed at Zuo Maodi's nose.

Zuo Maodi was taken aback, his face turned pale, but he didn't retract what he wanted to say.

"Don't be impatient!" Li Zicheng waved his hand, asked He Xiaomi to go down, and said lightly at Zuo Maodi: "Since it is a peace talk, how could Lord Zuo show his hole cards at the beginning?" ”

Zuo Maodi nodded again and again, and said, "The emperor is right, since it is a talk, we must always take out the meaning of both sides." ”

"Does what I mean matter?" Li Zicheng's face turned pale, looked at Zuo Maodi coldly, and said: "Lord Zuo is not a child, and Emperor Hongguang should not be a child, if you show such sincerity to talk, don't waste my time." ”

"This ......" Zuo Maodi didn't expect Li Zicheng's words to be more powerful than He Xiaomi's knife, and he tried his best to think about it in his mind to see what chips to add.

"I am the emperor of Huaxia, not a merchant in the market, I will only summon you once," Li Zicheng said coldly: "If the main content of the talks cannot be finalized today, there is no need for this meeting to continue." ”

Zuo Maodi hurriedly made a color to Ma Shaoyu, and Ma Shaoyu hurriedly said: "The emperor of Huaxia should not be angry, in fact, in fact, the Ming Dynasty is sincere in talks......

"Oh?" Li Zicheng changed his smile and said, "Why didn't I hear your sincerity?" Is my ear bad? ”

"This ......" Ma Shaoyu glanced at Zuo Mao for the first time, and saw Zuo Maodi nodding slightly, so he said: "If the Mandate of Heaven Army promises not to attack Jiangnan and not destroy the peaceful life of the people in Jiangnan, our army can withdraw to Jiangnan ......"

"Why can't I understand what Lord Ma means?" Li Zicheng picked up the tea, took a sip, then put down the tea cup, and said: "What does Master Ma mean, in the future, your army may fight Jiangbei at any time, but the Heavenly Mandate Army can only passively trap Jiangbei from now on because of today's promise?" ”

"The emperor of Huaxia misunderstood," Zuo Maodi knew that the Mandate of Heaven Army was in an advantageous position, and if there was a red line hidden, I was afraid that the talks would not be able to continue, so he said: "As long as the Mandate of Heaven Army is not in the south of the Yangtze River, we are not in the north of the Jiangbei, let's divide the river and rule!"

"Divide the river and rule?" Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, it is estimated that this is the bottom line of the false Ming, let them back down again, will they let Nanjing out?

I don't know who came up with such a stupid idea, the western part of China, the Huaxia army in Sichuan and Huguang has already penetrated deep into the south of the Yangtze River, is it possible that the Mandate of Heaven army wants to withdraw troops from Sichuan and Huguang? If the army is not withdrawn, will it be considered a violation of today's agreement to march from Huguang and take Nanjing and Hangzhou, which are the richest in the south of the Yangtze River?

Zuo Maodi saw that Li Zicheng's face was cloudy, and only said that Li Zicheng was calculating interests, so he said: "I don't know what Emperor Huaxia means?" ”

Li Zicheng returned to his normal face and said with a faint smile: "Lord Zuo, if this country is divided into two and falls into endless battles from now on, are we the sinners of history?" ”

"This ......" Zuo Maodi didn't expect Li Zicheng to ask this question, and he was shocked unconsciously, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead unconsciously.

Li Zicheng glanced at the three people opposite, and said with a smile: "Do you want to hear my peace conditions?" ”

Zuo Maodi, Chen Hongfan, and Ma Shaoyu glanced at each other, and said, "Please make it clear to the emperor of Huaxia!"

"My conditions are very simple, and they can't be changed," Li Zicheng smiled indifferently: "There is no peace, only surrender, whoever surrenders as soon as possible will not only be able to save his life, but may also have the opportunity to serve Huaxia, Lord Zuo, let my cousin Zuo Maotai serve in Huaxia Kingdom, I don't know if you are willing to be with your cousin?" ”

"You ......" Zuo Maodi was like falling into the abyss, and cold air was coming out all over his body, which could be regarded as cooling himself down.

"If Lord Zuo is unwilling to surrender, I will not be difficult," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Lord Zuo goes back, when passing through Luzhou, you might as well tell the guard Liu Liangzuo that before reaching a peace agreement, we are still enemies, let him be careful." ”