"Grass people Hong Chengjian see the general!"

"Sir, please get up, get up!" Cao Bianjiao went up and helped Hong Chengjiao up.

Hong Chengchou is Hong Chengchou's younger brother, after learning that Hong Chengchou was a traitor, Hong Chengchou went to Beijing to persuade him, Hong Chengchou not only did not listen, but sent people to follow him to kill him. Hong Chengjian escaped and survived death and returned to Nanjing, also determined to serve the country.

"I've heard about you, since you have the heart to serve the country, I will fulfill you, appoint you as the Cheng of Hui'an County, go back to Fujian, and work for the welfare of the people of Fujian, so that you can serve the country well. In addition, I also hope that you can write an article for the imperial court, criticizing Hong Chengchou, a disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous person, so that the people of the world can see his face clearly, a person who even his own brothers can bear to kill, a person who is desperate for his own glory and wealth, is the first shameful person in the ages! ”

"Yes! The general can rest assured, my brother has no shame, does not remember his mother in the hall, and does not care about the rise and fall of the country, which is really a shame for my Hongmen, and the clan has agreed to expel him from the clan and no longer be a member of my Hong clan. ”

"That's fine! I will go north to Fengyang to deal with some things on the same day, after you write it, hand it over to my staff, they will know how to do it, I will say hello to the officials, and then you will go back to Fujian, there is another thing, I hope you can pay more attention, that is, Zheng Zhilong, the chief soldier of Fujian, this person was born as a pirate, ran maritime trade as an official, and used public power for personal gain, you can find out their news for me. ”

"The subordinate obeys!"

Cao Bianjiao left Fengyang the next day, and news had already come from the front that the Manchu envoy had arrived at the border of Nanzhili, and he could reach Fengyang in two days, and he should also do what this master should do.

On September 15, the Manchu envoy arrived in Fengyang, this time Dolgon also lowered his posture, and sent Ma Guozhu, the soldier of the military department, Ma Guozhu had assisted Huang Taiji to improve the Qing Dynasty system, and made a lot of contributions to the Qing Dynasty's political system and etiquette, and was one of the important Han ministers of the Manchu court, and his status was comparable to that of Fan Wencheng.

"I've seen General Cao, I didn't expect you and me to be able to meet in such a way, for more than a month, all I heard was the general's things, and I had to see the general's true face, it was really better to be famous than to meet, and it was really majestic."

"Master Ma has an overreputation, but it's just a little trick, and he has earned some thin reputation, Lord Ma came, I'm afraid it's not to see me, let's get down to business, I still have a lot of things to deal with, but I don't have time to be polite with adults, besides, you Manchurians are not a nation right away, what you pay attention to is simply, why is Master Ma so mother-in-law?"

"Huh...... Let's get down to business! Ma Guozhu is also ashamed, he is a Han, not a Manchurian, he was teased by Cao Bianjiao like this, and he couldn't hold it on his face at the moment, if he defended himself, he said that he was Han, and then he would be slapped in the face, and he would inevitably be said to forget his ancestors, so he simply didn't say it.

"This time you have come, since you are making peace, then talk about your sincerity and conditions, as well as what you want, say it straightforwardly, and we will negotiate and decide it earlier." Cao Bianjiao also said directly, he was not in the mood to talk to Ma Guozhu about any politeness.

"My Qing court hopes to make peace with the Nanjing court, the two sides are bounded by the Yellow River, the north belongs to the Qing Dynasty and the south belongs to the Ming, and at the same time I am willing to spend a certain price to exchange my Prince Yu of the Qing Dynasty back, this is the meaning of my Qing court, what does General Cao think?"

"Yes! Duoduo I can return to Dolgon, but he must protect the mausoleum of my previous emperors, and I will guard the mausoleum by Zhu Xianxuan, the king of the Ming and Jin dynasties, and return my Xizong, the widow of the first emperor, Yuan Guifei, Concubine Rong, Concubine Hui and others, and cede Henan Mansion, Weihui Mansion, Huaiqing Mansion, Zhangde Mansion, and Daimyo Mansion, and compensate me for the loss of the Ming Dynasty, 3 million taels of silver, 200,000 taels of gold, and 50,000 horses of cloth. ”

Hearing the conditions put forward by Cao Bianjiao, Ma Guozhu's face turned pale and turned iron, this is a lion's big mouth, why does the Qing Dynasty want to compensate so much, one-tenth of Ma Guozhu is too much, is there no loss in the Qing Dynasty, 100,000 troops were lost in the south of the Yangtze River, how can they be calculated, and the land will be cut, this is the blood of the Qing Dynasty soldiers, how can it be ceded, this is not to negotiate peace, but to pray for peace!

"Impossible, General Cao, my Qing court sincerely came to negotiate peace, why are you teasing me so much, how can these conditions be peace, it is absolutely impossible for my Qing court to accept it."

Cao Bianjiao saw Ma Guozhu's expression of anger, but he laughed at the moment, and said: "Why should Master Ma be excited, this negotiation, isn't that the case, let's discuss, I'll offer my price, you can bargain, hasn't Master Ma ever bought something, or is he used to robbing me of Daming, and he has never paid at all?" ”

Ma Guozhu was also panting and sitting back in place at the moment, his mood was difficult to calm down, this Cao Bianjiao spoke too viciously, every sentence was thorny, although Ma Guozhu said that it was the first time to negotiate with someone, but he had never seen such a person, I really don't know how the Ming Dynasty was ruled by such a person, he really couldn't understand.

"Lord Ma can ask your regent Dolgon for instructions, if you can't be the master, just let Dolgon come, I don't have time to accompany you nonsense, I can tell you, I now have Duoduo, Nikan and others in my hands, and 10,000 Eight Banners surrendered to the army, I have eaten me for so long, I don't want these much, you tell Dorgon, there is no sincerity, I don't want to pay the price, then don't talk about it, if he wants to fight, then prepare early, I'm afraid that he won't succeed, Duoduo and Nikan are still injured, I'll give you time to ask for instructions, After three days I will stop the medicine of Dord, and after five days I will stop his rations, and if you don't want them, then I will starve them to death. ”

"General Cao is angry! Calm your anger! When Ma Guozhu heard this, he also softened, and hurriedly apologized to Cao Bianjiao, if Cao Bianjiao really killed Duoduo, who would bear the responsibility at that time, it would be him, because he angered Cao Bianjiao when he negotiated, which would cause Duoduo to die in the south of the Yangtze River, and Dolgon would not kill him at that time.

"You also said that you have sincerity, empty mouth and white teeth to come, what about your sincerity, if you want to pay the price, you can take whatever you want, do you think that my Daming is so easy to bully, how many things you have robbed from my Daming over the years, you know very well in your hearts, if you are reluctant, then let Duoduo stay in Jiangnan, if you die, you don't want to get his body, it's a big deal, anyway, I Cao Bianjiao has nothing to exchange with him Dolgon, my wife and children are in Jiangnan, and I don't care if I want to dig my ancestral grave, I serve the country loyally, even if the ancestral grave is dug up, the ancestors will not blame me. ”

"Okay%...... General Cao, don't be in a hurry, this is from Fengyang to Beijing, it will take eight or nine days to go back and forth at the earliest, I can send someone back to ask for instructions, and at the same time, in order to show sincerity, bring the people you want with you, as for the rest, you can talk slowly! ”

"It's good to say no like this earlier, then you can ask for instructions, anyway, I have already said the time, I am not responsible for the accident, seven days at most, seven days later, if I can't see your sincerity, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Good! Seven days, seven days later, I must give an explanation to the general. Ma Guozhu also gritted his teeth, there was no way, he had to bow his head, otherwise if Cao Bianjiao launched a ruthless attack, it was unknown whether he could go back.