Qianqing Palace

This meeting with the Manchu envoys was a confidential meeting, Chongzhen did not want to make a storm in the city, and followed in the footsteps of Chen Xinjia back then, so he only summoned the first assistant of the cabinet, Wei Zaode, the second assistant, Chen Yan, and the crown prince Zhu Cihong, who had participated in the peace talks.

There are two people, the first assistant and the second assistant, and the cabinet's vote is sure to pass, as for the other soy sauce bachelors who disagree, Chongzhen is too lazy to persuade them one by one.

The envoy sent to the capital by the Manchus was a well-known minister of the Shunzhi Dynasty. Sony.

Fang Yuan knew that this Sonny was one of the four auxiliary ministers arranged by Shunzhi before his death, and his granddaughter was Emperor Kangxi's empress Hesheri. In other words, this Sony must be a line of pro-emperor Taiji.

Sony had reached a consensus with the crown prince Zhu Cihong a few days ago, and it was unknown that Chongzhen was suddenly summoned, and when he entered the Qianqing Palace to see Fang Yuan, it was known that the situation was not good, because Fang Yuan's reputation was already well known in the Manchu court, and he was the first enemy appointed by Huang Taiji, and even surpassed Chongzhen.

Sony was ordered to come this time, just to preemptively blackmail the Ming Dynasty before Fang Yuan returned. When Fang Yuan appeared, he knew that this peace talk was more than lucky. But Sony is also an old man, seeing that the situation is not good, he immediately began to oppose the army, and said loudly, "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, a few days ago I have discussed the terms of the peace treaty with the prince of your country, I don't know when His Majesty the Emperor will be able to formally sign the peace treaty, and I will return to China as soon as possible to return to the Qing Emperor." ”

Chongzhen's face changed slightly, and the crown prince Zhu Cihong was even more embarrassed.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Is your Emperor Emperor Taiji Dragon in good health?" ”

Sonny replied truthfully, "The dragon is healthy." ”

Fang Yuan asked again, "Is Prince Rui's noble body healthy?" ”

Sony still answered truthfully, "Prince Rui is also in good health." ”

Fang Yuan continued to ask relentlessly, "Your Envoy Sony, are you here on behalf of your country, or Prince Rui?" ”

His question was extremely poignant, and it could be said to be one of the most taboo topics in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Huang Taiji had already been seriously ill in bed for three months at that time, and he was unable to deal with the government affairs, and all the court affairs were discussed by the eldest son, Hauge, and Dorgon, the prince of Rui.

Sony's face changed, and he responded to Fang Yuan without being humble or arrogant, and asked knowingly, "Your Excellency?" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Da Ming donkey, Fang Yuan, the governor of the four prefectures." ”

Sonny pretended to be abrupt, and said to him, "This envoy came this time on the orders of the Qing Emperor to come for peace talks, and other trivial matters are inconvenient to leak in public." ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Okay! Since Sony, you are representing the emperor of your country and are here for peace talks, there is no need to talk about it anymore. Because I was in Liaodong before, I have already negotiated with your emperor Huang Taiji, so this time I will ask Sony to fulfill the peace treaty procedures! ”

Sonny's heart suddenly suddenly, and he asked tentatively, "My Qing Emperor and Governor Fang have talked about the terms of the peace treaty?" Dare to ask for details? ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "The terms of the peace treaty are very simple, your side will withdraw from Ningyuan City, and the two sides will not invade each other within three years within the limit of the Liao River!" ”

This condition is the bottom line of the negotiation between Huang Taiji and him before Sony came. Fang Yuan reported the bottom line of the Manchu negotiations in one mouth, which made Sony's heart cold, and he forcibly concealed his panic, looked at the crown prince Zhu Cihong, and scolded him with a strong heart, "The Ming Dynasty is a state of dignified etiquette, and I have already negotiated the terms of peace talks with the prince of your country, which is that the two sides take Ningyuan City as the boundary, the Ming Dynasty has 200,000 taels of silver and 500,000 taels of cloth, and the Ming Dynasty has killed the envoy of the Korean State." I have already sent this condition back to Liaodong and reported it to the Qing Emperor, how can I go back on my word and change it at will at this moment? ”

He just laid a nail rake on Zhu Cihong's head, and wanted to make raw rice into mature rice.

Chongzhen glared at Zhu Cihong hatefully, complaining that the conditions he negotiated made the Manchus take advantage of them, and they were more realistic.

Zhu Cihong also lost face this time, and at this moment, he was countered by Sony, and admitted that it was not, that is, he sold a huge price to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which would inevitably cause Chongzhen's anger; Denial is not, this condition is what he negotiated, and now if he does not admit it in front of the envoy of the enemy country, he, the crown prince, will lose his prestige, and he will inevitably become the laughing stock of the Manchus.

Zhu Cihong could only remain silent, but he hated Fang Yuan so much in his heart.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Then bother the envoy to go back quickly and ask the emperor of your country, do you still recognize the terms of the peace treaty that we originally negotiated before?" If they admit it, the two sides can immediately conclude a peace treaty; If you don't admit it, it's a big deal to start a war again, anyway, now that spring is blooming, and the sea is thawing again, our side will never be stingy to go to Liaodong again. ”

Although he was pleasant, the threat of war was obvious.

As an envoy, Sonny couldn't lose the dignity of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and said forcefully, "Governor Fang, my Daqing relied on thirteen pairs of armor to raise troops, which is the country that will be conquered immediately. This peace talk is just a realization that the two countries are close friends, and the people need to recuperate even after the war, do you really think that I am afraid of war? Emperor Daming, Prince Daming, have you thought about starting a war with me in the Qing Dynasty? ”

He didn't dare to fight Fang Yuan anymore, and instead pointed the finger at Chongzhen and the crown prince Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong said, "Envoy Sony, the war between the two countries concerns thousands of people in our Ming Dynasty, how can it be child's play?!" ”

He said to Chongzhen again, "Father, you can't start the war lightly, think twice!" ”

As soon as the Ming army met the Manchu Iron Cavalry, it was a rout, Fang Yuan's surprise attack on Liaodong, what results were achieved, the two sides insisted on their own words, Chongzhen was also a little lacking in confidence, and looked at Fang Yuan in embarrassment, "Don horse, this, this." ”

Fang Yuan smiled and took out two envelopes from his arms, all of which were taken in Hetuala's Tangling, including the photos of the stone carved in front of the tomb of Tanglin Nurhachi.

He handed over a copy of the photo to Chongzhen and a copy to Sony, and then said leisurely, "Prince, the enemy can go to me or there, and the war will not only affect the thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty, but also the thousands of people in the Manchu Dynasty." ”

He arched his hand at Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, it's clear who wins and who loses in this battle of Liaodong!" ”

Sony didn't need to look through the photos to know that it was all the truth, stared at Fang Yuan and said, "These are just obscene and ingenious witchcraft, which can prove that the battle of Liaodong was won by Governor Fang?" Ridiculous! ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "I also have a hundred Manchu nobles who were captured from Hetuala, these are also fake?" ”

He glanced at Wang Chengen, and Wang Chengen ordered the Jinyi guard to escort the captured Manchu nobles up.

These were children under the age of thirteen, and they were so frightened that they fell to the ground when they went to the court, and two or three of them were still members of the Hesheri clan, and when they saw Sony, it was like seeing a savior, and they immediately stepped forward and hugged his legs, crying and crying, and saying "Marfa!" "Marfa!" These are Manchu that Fang Yuan did not understand.

There are all human and physical evidence, Sony can't keep his mouth hard, and his face is as ugly as it is.

Chongzhen flipped through the photos, and the more he looked at them, the more he was pleased, coupled with the fact that Fang Yuan offered the captured Manchu nobles, it proved that Leshi Dongling was by no means a mouthful.

Since the Xuanjia army can go deep behind enemy lines and capture the old capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Hetuala, what are you afraid of going to war? Chongzhen slapped the photo heavily on the dragon case and shouted, "Sony envoy, what else do you have to say?!" I was almost fooled by you, the Manchus wanted to make peace, and if they wanted to fight, they would fight, and I would accompany them! ”

Sonny was squeezed into the corner, his face was pale, and he said hesitantly, "Emperor Ming, this ......"

After Chongzhen scolded, Fang Yuan secretly glanced at him again, signaling him to force Sony to comply.

Chongzhen comprehended and hurriedly made a move to advance and retreat, "However, if the Manchus are willing to accept the terms of peace talks with my Ming concubine, I will release these Manchu nobles, which can be regarded as a gift to the Manchu Emperor." ”

At this point in the negotiations, Sony no longer had bargaining chips, and either agreed to Fang Yuan's conditions, or declared the peace talks a failure. Once the peace talks fail, the lives of these Manchurian little nobles will inevitably be in danger, not to mention that a few of them are members of the Hesheri clan.

When encountering the upper plains, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was at a loss for both martial and literary affairs, and Sonny sighed helplessly, "Okay, I will immediately report the peace negotiation conditions of Governor Fang to the Qing Emperor, and wait for the Qing Emperor to decide." ”

Fang Yuan smiled slightly, since Sony was soft, the conditions for peace talks were finalized.

As soon as he came out, he pulled the peace talks between the two sides to an equal position, avoiding the humiliation of Ming diplomacy, Chongzhen was overjoyed, and immediately ordered a royal banquet to entertain Fang Yuan and Sony.