Nima! Hearing Dorgon say this shocked me.

But I calmed down and immediately said, "Your Majesty's words are wrong. The reason why the minister was able to defeat the Tibetans, Yang Yan, the leader of the Manichaean sect, has nothing to do with this scripture! ”

After saying this, Dorgon was silent for a long time, touched his beard and said, "Is it? How can a little Manichaean leader have the ability to repel tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers and horses and recapture the two provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan? ”

"The emperor doesn't know! The reason why the Tibetans were able to conquer Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in the south was all due to their ancient witchcraft. And there are some things in the Manichaean teachings that can just restrain those witchcraft. Therefore, the ministers were able to regain the lost territory in two months, all thanks to Manichaeism! ”

When I had said this, I looked at Dolgon, who fell silent again with a look of suspicion.

Seeing that he didn't speak, I immediately added: "Your Majesty, if this scripture contains a secret that can defeat tens of thousands of enemies, how can the minister give it to the emperor!" ”

As soon as he said this, the doubt on Dolgon's face disappeared.

After a long time, he said to me, "Maybe I have heard the wrong news. But if you can dedicate the scriptures to me, it will not be in vain that I care about your Southern Dynasty! ”

I care, I care about fucking eggs!

He looks upright, but in fact, he has already thought about plotting against the Central Plains in his heart, so Lao Tzu is not stupid.

I smiled and said: "What the emperor said is that the Qing Dynasty is indeed of great help to my small court in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the reason why the minister was able to recover Nanjing depends on the emperor and the Qing Dynasty!" ”

As I spoke, I turned the topic to the matter of letting him attack Shanhaiguan.

After listening to me, he said coldly: "Of course I want to fight this Shanhaiguan, but now I can't make a move!" ”

"Why, Your Majesty?" I asked, puzzled.

Dorgon took a sip of his tea, then got up from his chair, walked to the side of the study, and handed me a letter of state.

When I opened it, I saw that the letter of state was written to him by Li Zicheng, a peasant in the land, and mentioned three points to him.

First: Li Zicheng is willing to submit to the Manchu Qing Dynasty!

Second: Li Zicheng promised to pay an annual tribute of 80 million taels of silver, 20,000 taels of gold, 30,000 horses and 8,000 zhang of silk to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Third: Li Zicheng promised to help the Manchus attack the remnants of the Mongol Yuan forces in western Inner Mongolia.

After seeing this national letter, Lao Tzu was half dead in anger, but he didn't dare to attack.

After a long time, Dolgon said, "This is the letter of state sent to me by Li Zicheng the day before yesterday. When he saw that my Qing army was strong and strong, he wanted to make peace with me, and the conditions he offered were much more generous than those of your Southern Dynasty. The palms and backs of these hands are full of meat, and I'm in a lot of trouble now! ”

Yes, the money that Li Zicheng promised to give to the Manchus was indeed much more than what I gave to the Manchus, which can be said to be twice as much as mine. And the reason why Dolgon showed me Li Zicheng's national letter was, to put it bluntly, to ask me for more money.

As for saying that the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, that is completely nonsense, for him, a wolf, the vast land of the Central Plains is the meat he wants to eat the most.

Thinking of this, I said calmly: "Your Majesty, the thief did give a generous promise. But have you ever thought that if the Qing Dynasty broke through the Shanhai Pass and won the five northern provinces in one fell swoop, the tax revenue of these five provinces alone would far exceed the annual coin that Li Zicheng gave to the Qing Dynasty every year. Therefore, the minister hopes that the emperor will not forget the ambition in his heart because of his immediate interests! ”

When I say this, I am completely provoking him, as the monarch of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he has actually wanted to plot against the Central Plains for a long time, how can he look at Li Zicheng's money.

Unexpectedly, he said to me, "What you say makes sense. But Li Zicheng's national letter, I have already read it by hundreds of officials in the Qing Dynasty, and they all think it is acceptable. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty has been fighting for many years, the treasury is quite empty, and the people are even more complaining, although I want to take the five northern provinces and enter the Central Plains, but I can't go against the people's hearts. So this matter is really tricky! ”

Knotty! I'm stabbing your father's hand.

actually used the Manchu ministers and people's hearts to prevaricate me, Lao Tzu is not stupid! Just last year, the silver taels I paid him as tribute were enough for his Eight Banners Army to eat for several years.

As for what he said, the people complained, that is even more nonsense!

You must know that the Manchurian Tartars were only mixed in the Heilongjiang region at the earliest, and they coveted the fertile land in the Liao River valley before they developed southward step by step. For these barbarian peoples, war is a daily routine.

Moreover, since Nurhachi unified the various ministries, the Manchu Qing Dynasty implemented a policy of military-civilian integration, in which the people were both soldiers and soldiers were both civilians. How could there be a complaint.

Seeing him say this, I said, "Your Majesty, since you are already a monarch, why should you care about the words of a hundred officials?" And the emperor is ambitious, if he gives up the hegemony in his heart because of a few short-sighted rats, how can he lead the Qing Dynasty to glory! ”

I have said all this, but he is still unmoved, and continues to talk to me about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and the treasury is empty.

I really had no choice, so I had a showdown with him directly and said, "Your Majesty, since this is the case, how can you be willing to send troops to Shanhaiguan?" ”

He smiled coldly and said, "I still have to discuss this matter with the hundred officials, and I can't decide for the time being." In this case, you go back first, and I will give you an answer tomorrow morning! ”

Grass! actually pretended to be forced to me, saying that it was complete nonsense to discuss with hundreds of officials, even if he wanted to discuss, he would only do business with a few important ministers.

To put it bluntly, he was completely deliberately delaying me, and asked me for money at that time.

But now I have a request for him, so I can only agree to it, and then leave the palace.

……

After leaving the palace, I told Zhang Zhao to ask him to ask me to ask Hong Chengchou to come out, and Lao Tzu wanted to see him immediately.

Zhang Zhao was very puzzled when he heard this, so he asked me why I was looking for Hong Chengchou.

The reason is actually very simple, on the day Dolgon became emperor, he appointed Hong Chengchou as the first assistant of the Manchu cabinet, which is equivalent to such a position as the prime minister, and Hong Chengchou is quite important.

So I want Hong Chengchou to talk to Dolgon and ask him to pay less.

Because now the Ming Dynasty is about to go on a northern expedition, it is the time to use money, if it is exploited by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in large quantities, even if he Dolgon agrees to attack Shanhaiguan to contain Wu Sangui, Lao Tzu has no money for the Northern Expedition.

After analyzing with Zhang Zhao, I walked out of the inn, found a remote restaurant in Shengjing City, and waited for Hong Chengchou.

Half an hour later, Zhang Zhao came with Hong Chengchou.

Although Hong Chengchou surrendered to Dolgon, he was Han after all, and he also felt guilty about Chongzhen, so after seeing me, he knelt on the ground with a plop and said, "The criminal minister knocks on the emperor!" ”

"Lao Hong, get up!"

Hong Chengchou stood up and asked, "I don't know what happened to the emperor summoning the criminal ministers?" ”

I told him what had happened, and then I told him, "You have surrendered to the Tartars, and I will not embarrass you, so help as much as you can!" ”

Hong Chengchou said ashamedly: "It is really an honor for the emperor to let the guilty ministers do things for the court. The guilty minister must go all out and do his best for the emperor......"

He couldn't go on, because he couldn't be loyal to Da Ming at all, so he could only help a little.

I said helplessly: "It's okay to do your best, but it's okay to die, I don't want you to be killed by Dolgon because of this." ”

As soon as I said this, Hong Chengchou's old thing moved tears flowed.

I wanted to scold him, but I couldn't, so I could only sigh and leave.

……

Early the next morning, hundreds of Manchu officials gathered in the court, and Dolgon sat alone on the dragon chair and was domineering.

After he finished handling the affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, I stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened yesterday and how I thought about it?" ”

When I said this, I glanced at Hong Chengchou, who looked depressed and didn't dare to look at me at all.

Dolgon said coldly: "The diplomatic relations between countries should be led by benevolence and righteousness, but we should not only seek benevolence and righteousness, but also ignore our own interests. I have thought about what you said, and I can promise you! ”

After hearing this, Lao Tzu's hanging heart finally fell, and he arched his hand and said: "Chongzhen for the 40,000 people of the Ming Dynasty, thank the emperor!" ”

Dolgon smiled and said, "I am willing to promise you, but you must meet my request!" ”

After that, he asked his personal eunuch to bring me an agreement that had been drawn up a long time ago.

When I opened the agreement, my heart sank instantly, and I wanted to insult him on the spot.