Chapter 707: The Liao River is the line

When Shengjing reported that Dolgon was seriously ill, and Sony, on behalf of the Manchu court, was willing to negotiate peace with Fang Yuan in the Liaohe River, Fang Yuan's hanging heart was completely down.

Fang Yuan was worried that the Manchu dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, gambled like a desperate gamble, and came to Guangning for a decisive battle. Fortunately, Dolgon, who represented this view, was too ill to carry it out. However, Sony, who was in power on his behalf, was a typical Lord-peace faction, and he was unwilling to be an enemy of Fang Yuan anymore and proposed peace talks.

This kind of peace talks essentially means that the two sides first go back to their respective homes, finish their household chores, and then decide whether to go to war again depending on the situation.

Because the Manchu Qing Dynasty had occupied Liaodong for 30 years, it can be said that it is deeply entrenched, and it will never be extinguished in a short time and a half. This is a war of attrition between the two countries, and it is very unwise to rashly step into the territory of Liaodong before exhausting the national strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, Fang Yuan had just received a military report from the western and southern theaters, and the two military regions had drawn up a military plan to send troops to Yunnan to attack and destroy the Muwangfu in Yunnan. Money and grain can be prepared locally, but the capital needs to send another 50,000 elite reinforcements to pacify Yunnan in a battle.

The battle of Yunnan has a bearing on the stability of the situation in the entire southwest.

The Tusi of Guangxi and Guizhou provinces are paying attention to the outcome of this battle. If the court wins, they will naturally be intimidated by majesty and honestly obedient. If the imperial court is defeated, the Tusi of Guangxi and Guizhou are not fools, and if they hand over part of their power for no reason, they will inevitably make waves again.

In his military report, Gan Hui has analyzed the current situation in detail, and there is no doubt that the combat strength of the Western Military Region is stronger than that of the Southern Military Region. However, the Western Military Region also had to take on the important task of monitoring the movements in Sichuan, and it was absolutely impossible to transfer all the elite to the Yunnan battlefield, so it asked Fang Yuan in the letter to send additional reinforcements.

After Fang Yuan discussed with Jing Jie, he decided to postpone the offensive outside the Guanwai and send troops to reinforce the Yunnan battlefield.

Half a month later, formal peace talks between the two sides took place in Liaohe.

The two sides of the peace talks were Fang Yuan, the regent of the Ming Dynasty, and Sony, who came to negotiate on behalf of the Manchu court, and the location was on the Liao River, in the military fort of the Ming army.

Because the Manchu Qing Dynasty was defeated in successive battles, and he took the initiative to send people to sue for peace, the momentum had already fallen behind, and Sony respectfully presented the Manchu Qing Dynasty's edict requesting peace talks.

Fang Yuan reviewed the edict full of clichΓ©s, put it down gently, and said with a smile, "Sony, peace talks are okay, but can you really be the master of the Manchu court?" According to the edict, it was not the Manchu Emperor Dorgon who appointed you to come to the peace talks, but the son of Huang Taiji, Fulin, who is in charge of your Manchu Dynasty now?! If the outcome of the peace talks is uncertain, why should you and I waste time here? ”

Although Fang Yuan was smiling, he was in one sentence, hitting the key point of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. If Sonny doesn't honestly explain the current political situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he negotiated the terms with Fulin today, and he will be torn up by Dolgon tomorrow, and he will talk about it?!

Sony also knew that this palace coup did come suddenly, and if he didn't explain Fang Yuan's doubts and prove that he and Fu Lin behind him could represent the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Fang Yuan could completely refuse peace talks.

Sonny hurriedly told him the truth, "Lord Regent, our emperor is terminally ill and his days are numbered. Now he has long ignored politics and gone back to the harem to recuperate. Fu Lin is our elected successor, and I and Zilharang are the auxiliary ministers. ”

As soon as he explained this, Fang Yuan also knew that the Manchu Qing might have had a coup d'Γ©tat, and Dolgon had retreated to the harem and could no longer control the government. The reason why Sonny and Zilharang didn't kill Dolgon was because Dolgon's time was running out, and he sold face to give two white flags. After Dorgon's death, he justifiably returned the throne to Fulin, saving some internal strife and military disaster.

The change of power in the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not occur the fratricidal confrontation that Fang Yuan had hoped for, and it is a pity that the transition was so peaceful!

Fang Yuan Zhengrong said, "Okay, Sony, since the battle of Liaodong, your two countries have not seen each other for several years, and the emperor of your country, Dolgon, has conquered Shanhaiguan for no reason, causing the two sides to fight again. What do you have to say about your visit this time?! ”

Sony argued, "That's because your country's policy is against our vassal country, North Korea, and it's your country that has taken the lead!" ”

Fang Yuan said coldly, "How did the Korean State become your vassal state?" As I said earlier, it is the internal affair of the DPRK that the DPRK is willing to submit to, and neither you nor we can interfere in the internal affairs of the DPRK! ”

The strategy of Sony and Zilharang is to carry out strategic contraction, and even Liaoxi can be abandoned, let alone Korea. Sonny didn't want to continue to dwell on the issue of the Korean state, and hurriedly said, "Regent, let's not mention the issue of the Korean state again." In this peace talks, the conditions for the peace talks I brought are very simple: you and China will take the Liao River as the boundary and not invade each other! ”

The current situation on the battlefield is that the Ming Dynasty occupies western Liao, and the Manchu Qing occupies eastern Liaodong. It is normal that the chassis that cannot be taken back on the battlefield cannot be taken back in the peace talks.

The Liaohe River is the most reasonable national boundary between the two sides at present, and it is also a condition that Fang Yuan can accept.

Of course, how could this condition satisfy Fang Yuan's appetite? If this is the condition alone, why should the two sides sit down and negotiate?!

Fang Yuan smiled slightly, "Sony, I agree in principle to the condition of using the Liao River as the boundary. However, because you have committed a crime first, I have to attach a condition as compensation. ”

Sonny thought that he was going to open his mouth again, and he was secretly angry, but at least he had to ask Fang Yuan's conditions before bargaining, and said tentatively, "What does the regent think?" ”

Fang Yuan stared straight at him and said, "Sony, I think that good birds choose trees to perch on, and you and I must not restrict the flow of people in Liaodong. Whether Manchu, Mongol, or Han Chinese, they are willing to settle in Liaodong and can stay and settle down. If you are willing to come to Liaoxi or live in the customs, your country must approve it, and your personal freedom must not be restricted. ”

Most of the Han people in western Liaoning were plundered by Nurhachi and Huang Taiji to Liaodong, and the vast territory of western Liaoxi was a no-man's land, and Fang Yuan's condition was to return to the Han people who were looted to Liaodong and use them to develop Liaoxi.

The Han people outside the Guanxi are as clothed servants in Liaodong and as yeoman farmers in Liaoxi, even if they are fools, they know how to choose. Fang Yuan's condition is clear, he wants to dig the corner of the Han people in Liaodong.

Sonny was embarrassed and said, "This, since ancient times, all dynasties have restricted the movement of population, and the conditions for the regent are difficult for the strong!" ”

Fang Yuan said coldly, "The native Liaodong Han people don't want to return, and I don't force it. However, some of the Han people in Liaodong were plundered by your first emperor Nurhachi and Huang Taiji, and these Han people were looking forward to returning to their roots and their souls to their hometowns every day, but they were forcibly confined to Liaodong by you. This is not reasonable and reasonable! Otherwise, you will forcibly rob the 300,000 Han people in western Liaoning, return all the 250,000 Han people taken captive from Shandong, and then restrict the flow of people! ”

What he said is also the truth, the Manchu Qing Dynasty relied on force to rob these Han people to Liaodong, why can't the Ming Dynasty snatch these Han people back?

Sonny was speechless, and forced a smile and said, "Regent, you have this condition, I need to go back to Shengjing to discuss it again before I can reply." ”

Fang Yuan saw that he began to procrastinate, and sneered, "Sony, you don't want to talk about the two flags of Zhenghuang and Huang, I can still talk about Zhengbai and Baiqi!" I think the conditions offered by Azig and Duoduo are definitely better than yours, haha! ”

Fang Yuan made it clear that if he couldn't get along with Sony, he would turn to support the two flags of Zhengbai and Bai. In order to maintain the throne of the Manchu Dynasty, Azig and Duoduo of the Dorgon family are expected to agree to Fang Yuan's conditions without hesitation.

In the final analysis, it was the Ming Dynasty infighting before, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty could see the stitches. Now that the situation has changed and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has started infighting, Fang Yuan naturally will not miss the opportunity to travel among the Manchu Eight Banners to make profits.

For the Zhenghuang and Yellow Banners, regaining the Manchu throne from the hands of the Zhengbai and White Banners is the most important thing at the moment, which is a major event related to the division of the Manchu Eight Banners. As for the population of the Han Eight Banners, it is definitely placed in a secondary position.

Sonny hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Regent, let me go back and report and talk back." Before that, he also asked the regent to keep his promise and not to negotiate peace with Zhengbai and Baibai. ”

Fang Yuan only needs to achieve his goal, where will he care whether the Manchu Eight Banners is a wolf or a wolf, and he will not agree to any conditions for peace talks with the two white flags, "Sony, whoever can represent the Manchu Qing Dynasty and whose conditions are more favorable, I will negotiate with whomever I want." You, go and come back quickly! ”

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