Fengzhou insisted on severely punishing the court officials who deducted military rations and booby-trapped auxiliary soldiers in Lengkou Pass, and appointed Xuanda officials according to the list recommended by Fengzhou. The Metropolitan Procuratorate also issued a document that the 50,000 stone rice supplied to the Naturalization Town was delivered from the warehouse in Hexi to the Lengkou Pass, during which hundreds of officials were handed over, and the accounts were clear and unmistakable.

Li Yu did not show weakness, the original requirements remained unchanged, and one article was added - Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, should be allowed to make meritorious service according to the example of Wu Sangui and Bai Guangen, and also threatened that if the imperial court could not handle things impartially, he would very much welcome the father-in-law of the inner court to come to Xuanda to serve as governors and governors in various towns. Li Yu's provocation angered Wenchen, and he criticized and wrote down, but the eunuchs in the palace secretly applauded, according to Liu Wenzhong, the eunuch of the prison army, the fathers-in-law praised the naturalization of the uncle's righteousness, and dared to stick a knife in the ribs for his friends, if it wasn't for Wang Pu's big goal, they would have fished out Wang Pu a long time ago.

"There is no reply, the edict is full of scolding you." Jin Sheng shook his head.

Li Yu smiled: "Let them scold, isn't it just today's worship!" ”

"You have been upgraded, now it is An Lushan and Shi Jingtang in this dynasty," Jin Sheng finished speaking, but found that several people looked at him stupidly - the courtiers scolded in vain, these rough people didn't know An Lushan and Shi Jingtang, sighed and said, "Han Min, you have indeed gone too far, no matter how bastard the court is, it is also the court, if it suddenly collapses, it is still the people of the world who suffer, in fact, it is difficult for the emperor!" ”

Jin Sheng still has a good understanding of the court situation, and Zhou Yanru is re-interested in opposing the practice of Wen Tiren, Xue Guoguan and others to exclude dissidents and suppress public opinion. The emperor also cheered up, on the first day of the first month of the first month, he bowed to the ministers, and solemnly said, "From now on, morality is only taught by Mr. Zhu, and government affairs are only praised by Mr. Kuang, and the people of the society and the people of the Anzong Society are relied upon".

However, the thieves were rampant, Henan almost became the place of death of the officials and soldiers, Fu Zonglong died, and Wang Qiaonian, the governor of Shaanxi, succeeded him as the governor of the three sides. The thieves attacked Kaifeng unfavorably, the fifteenth day of the first month withdrew the siege to the south, surrounded Zuo Liangyu in Yuncheng, Wang Qiaonian raided the old camp of the thief Xiangcheng, the thieves were angry, withdrew from the siege of Yuncheng and killed Benxiangcheng, the official army was defeated in the first battle, Wang Qiaonian was captured and died with his tongue cut, but Zuo Liangyu fled cheaply. Wang Qiaonian was defeated and died, and the emperor released Sun Chuanting out of the prison to take over as the governor of the three sides, Sun Chuanting released a big word that only 5,000 elite soldiers can destroy the thieves, but it was learned that the Liukou had hundreds of thousands of troops is no longer the past, and he did not dare to fight in Tongguan, and the thieves were about to resiege Kaifeng, but unfortunately the emperor had no soldiers available.

"Hermes-Epitek, you don't want to clean up the chaos in the world, is that Li Zichengxing? As soon as this thief gained a little power, he used the 'Eighteen Sons of the Lord Artifact' to confuse the public, this kind of madman has more than enough chaos in the world, and it is worse than the Ming Dynasty to govern the world! Jin Sheng said excitedly.

"'Eighteen Sons of the Main Artifact' which round to get the thief, our president is also surnamed Li ......" Wang Fang jumped up and shouted, and was immediately covered by Na Mu'er - just kidding, what is Fengzhou, once this word leaks out, I don't know how many versions are flying all over the sky, and the Han, Mongolian, and Manchurian styles are complete.

Du Wenhuan nodded: "The Ming signboard is still useful, it's time to make peace with the imperial court." ”

Li Yu pondered for a moment and waved his hand to Li Yao, the secretary in charge, and said: "You write a chapter and report to the emperor quickly, saying that I am from a humble background and do not practice etiquette and righteousness, but I know that I am loyal to the emperor, and the local officials in Shanxi are greedy and mislead the country, I can't bear to see the people suffer, and I have to make up my mind to maintain the peace of one party, now I know that I am wrong, but the fault of the court is even greater, they admit their mistakes to me, I will admit my mistakes to the emperor, and I am willing to send troops to exterminate the thieves, I can talk to the people of the court, come or not." ”

Li Yao laughed while writing, and finally threw away the pen and laughed, and everyone immediately burst into laughter.

The two sides were relatively silent for a while, until mid-May, the Prime Minister's Office sent a report from Datong: Xuanhua Mansion sent several court officials in simple clothes, the first one claimed to be the military department staff Langzhong Ma Shaoyu, who was instructed by the imperial court to instruct the towns of Xuanda, and insisted on seeing Liu Zhilun, the governor of naturalization, and the thieves surrounded Kaifeng again in April, and the imperial court could not hold its breath, and the presidential palace immediately asked Liu Zhilun to rush to Datong.

The former Datong Governor's Mansion has been changed to the Federal Chancellery, and in the lobby, Du Hongtai, the secretary in charge, is talking to a stranger, who is about forty years old, thin, dark-skinned, and bright-eyed.

"In Xia Ma Shaoyu, the word Taihe, Sichuan Suining people, and Lord Liu, Lord Chen, the Ministry of War are all from Sichuan, and they have admired the adults for a long time, but unfortunately I have to meet today, and please teach the adults more." Ma Shaoyu, who was born in a person, was respectful to Liu Zhilun, who was born in Shujishi, and opened his mouth to speak the official dialect of Sichuan, and Liu Zhilun immediately had a good impression of this person.

Ma Shaoyu brought Chen Xinjia's letter - Chen Xinjia, who is also from a high background, has always been respectful to Liu Zhilun, the two get along well in Xuanda, Chen Xinjia does not talk about official business in the letter, only says that Ma Shaoyu is shrewd and capable of doing things hard, and runs to Liaodong without relentless work, which can be made of materials, it is not easy for Sichuan people to come out to be officials, and adults are models for scholars in Shu, and Wanwang has some support for the villagers.

"Don't worry, the old man will do his best to help you." Liu Zhilun waved Du Hongtai away and said very kindly.

Ma Shaoyu handed over two edicts, Liu Zhilun bowed three times, unfolded the edict and read it carefully, and his brows gradually wrinkled - a letter of "Naturalization Governor Liu Zhilun": According to the Qing, the towns of Xuanda have accumulated deep evils, and even the people's grievances are boiling. Another letter "Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of Soldiers": According to the Ministry of Secretaries, Liao Shen has the intention of retiring the army and resting the people, and those who are not gullible in China and the DPRK are also because the officials of the previous governors have not been made clear from the facts, and the current Ministry of Secretaries has been repeatedly represented by Chen, and they strive to ensure that they are sincere, and our country is open and sincere, and it seems that it is not difficult to obey.

Liu Zhilun put down the edict, stared at Ma Shaoyu and asked: "Taihe, the two edicts are not in line with the system, what happened to the DPRK and China?" You talk to the old man from beginning to end. ”

Ma Shaoyu is confident that he is familiar with military affairs and border affairs, and he wants to use his military merits to gain a background, and he was recommended by Chen Xinjia to serve in Hong Chengchou's army, which can be regarded as a hard work. But Song Jin was defeated and ruined the dream, but fortunately he was clever, taking advantage of the chaos of the Ming army, he took Zhang Ruoqi and fled to the beach in one breath, jumped on the sea boat prepared in advance and escaped. There was no good fruit to eat when he escaped from the battle, Zhang Ruoqi was dismissed and imprisoned when he returned to Beijing, and he was almost beheaded, Ma Shaoyu had no actual official position but was fine, and continued to do chores for Chen Xinjia, and the future seemed to be bleak.

In November last year, it snowed heavily in Liaodong, the Qing army was difficult to feed, and he wanted to negotiate peace, this news was like a life-saving straw for the Ming court, and the scholar Xie Cheng proposed that "I am exhausted, and I should build slaves to suppress the Kou", and the other ministers thought that it was reasonable, and decided to propose this matter by Chen Xinjia, Chen Xinjia was smart, and said that "Songjin has been trapped for a long time, and the soldiers are not enough to help, so it is necessary to use the room", and the "money Jiannu" was renamed "the use room", and the emperor had the face to agree, and ordered Chen Xinjia to "pay for the money, you might as well act cheaply". Ma Shaoyu's fate took a turn for the better, and he was recommended by Chen Xinjia as a negotiation envoy, and the staff of the Ministry of Reinforcement Lang was given a second-grade official uniform, but just when he was about to leave the customs, Xie Cheng accidentally said something to Qingliu, and the court was in turmoil, and the voice of opposition to the peace broke out, Xie Cheng returned to his hometown in disgrace, and the cabinet immediately changed his face, refused to cooperate with the peace talks, and did not even give Ma Shaoyu an official document.

Ma Shaoyu rushed to Ningyuan at the beginning of the first month, and ran empty-handed to negotiate peace, of course the Qing State did not recognize it, and asked for the edict of the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, Ma Shaoyu had to beg the emperor again, Songshan and Jinzhou fell in March, and the edict arrived in Ningyuan, but the Qing State felt that this "Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the Ministry of Soldiers", was nondescript, and it seemed that it was forged by the border officials of the Ming State. This Qing edict is also nondescript and must be submitted to the Beijing Division for review, and Ma Shaoyu simply went to Tashan to wait for a reply. In April, the Qing army bombarded the city wall of Xingshan Fort with artillery, the deputy general Lu Pinqi surrendered the city, and the Tashan guard saw that the general trend had gone, and ordered to set fire to the city, and the Qing army ventured into the sea of fire to snatch out Ma Shaoyu and his party, and the soldiers and civilians of Tashan City were burned. Ma Shaoyu was exhausted after this catastrophe, and at this time the edict of the imperial court arrived, agreeing to make peace with the Qing State, but the place of the peace agreement was changed to naturalization, and the Qing State greatly praised it, and also sent troops to escort Ma Shaoyu to Ningyuan. Ma Shaoyu hurriedly entered the customs, and before he arrived in Beijing, he received an edict, and the imperial court ordered him to rush directly to naturalization, and by the way, he talked about the affairs of the towns of Xuanda.

"Boss, although he is an edict official, he shouldn't be treated as a monkey, so I'll simply go back to my hometown in Sichuan after this errand." Ma Shaoyu complained with a sad face.

"Taihe, you can't go back, not only you, but the old man and Lord Chen of the military department also have no way back." Liu Zhilun was silent for a while before replying, the matter is obvious, the monarch and the ministers are not in harmony, the ministers are afraid of Qingliu, and do not dare to attach a signature to the documents of the money and the Dongyu, and the emperor is angry with the ministers, and he refuses to use the seal on the documents to appease naturalization, and the two sides also intend to lead the disaster to naturalization, and the Qing State responded positively, obviously with bad intentions, the most bitter of which is that he and Chen Xinjia, Ma Shaoyu, three Sichuan people who have no foundation, no matter whether they succeed or fail, they are the scapegoats of the imperial court to push public opinion.

Ma Shaoyu bowed his head and was silent, Liu Zhilun thought about it and said: "Taihe will go back to the post house to rest for a few days, and it will be easy for the naturalized uncle to do it, he has no false hatred for the imperial court, but he is not interested in rebellion, but the money and the Dongyu are very important, and the old man must also consider with the naturalized officials." ”

Three days later, the negotiations between the imperial court and Fengzhou first began, Ma Shaoyu took two deputy envoys Li Yulan and Zhou Weiyong to the lobby of the Prime Minister's Office, and Fengzhou's representatives Du Hongtai, Han Lin, and Yang Tingfang were already waiting.

"My lords, Ma first confessed a mistake for the imperial court, the so-called Lengkou Pass deducted military rations and booby-trapped auxiliary soldiers, and the emperor was also very angry, and took the Zunhua Governor, Jianchang Battalion General, and Lengkou Pass Garrison to the prison for corruption and dereliction of duty, which can also be regarded as the export of evil gas from the Naturalization Town, and my Chao has become a bad accomplishment of deducting food and salary, and it is customary to send fifty percent, and sixty percent is a great gift, the emperor hates it but does not blame the public for a while, please forgive me!" Ma Shaoyu first got up and said - it is best to deal with the people of Fengzhou straight and straight, and it is counterproductive to cover up, which is what Liu Zhilun reminded.

Du Hongtai nodded, also got up and said: "Although there is a reason for what Fengzhou did, it is also abrupt that he did not report to the emperor in advance, since we are loyal to the emperor together, the court respects us, and we will also respect the court." ”

Liu Zhilun communicated in advance, the two sides had a good talk in their hearts, Fengzhou asked the imperial court to issue an edict to grant Liu Zhilun as the governor of Xuanda, naturalization, Datong two towns into Datong Town, Li Yu as the general army of Datong, the prime minister of the military affairs of each town of Xuanda, Ma Guangyuan as the general soldier of Shanxi, Bai Xianzhi as the general soldier of Xuanfu, Ma Shaoyu agreed, and at the same time put forward a counter-request, the imperial court has the right to elect officials to serve as the governor of Datong, Xuanfu, and Shanxi towns, Fengzhou also agreed.

"The court has made the biggest concession, and you also have to show something, when does the naturalized uncle plan to send troops to suppress the thieves?" Ma Shaoyu asked - the cabinet headed by Zhou Yanru is very realistic, and it is as much as it can be recovered, but it will never give in on the issue of naturalizing and sending troops to suppress thieves.

"How much can the court pay us?" Han Lin asked.

"The imperial court can't get the food and salary, Fu Zonglong and Sun Chuanting sent troops to supply them from the places along the way, and you occupy the three towns of Xuanda but don't pay taxes and send additional taxes, so you should raise your own food and salary."

"Do you think the people can still squeeze oil and water? To tell you honestly, not only can we not collect a few taxes, but we have a lot of money, and Lord Liu knows this. Yang Tingfang replied dissatisfied.

"It's true, Xuanda has been suffering from famine for many years, how can the people still afford to pay taxes, and the naturalized army actually carries a big burden when it enters the customs, and the dismissal of the officials and soldiers of Datong, Xuanfu, and Shanxi is because they can't afford to raise soldiers, and Taihe can make it clear to the court that some food and salary must be allocated no matter what." Liu Zhilun nodded.

"Boss, it's not that Ma doesn't help, it's that the imperial court really can't come up with the money," Ma Shaoyu waved his hand vigorously, turned his face to the representative of Fengzhou and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Ma has taken a huge risk and let go of everything that can be done, and the naturalized uncle will not send troops, so he really can't explain to the imperial court!" ”

"Actually, we can guess what the court means, it's nothing more than to let us fight to the death with the thieves, and when we are exhausted to exterminate the thieves, the court can reclaim the towns of Xuanda," Du Hongtai sneered, seeing that Ma Shaoyu looked uncomfortable, he waved his hand and said, "We don't embarrass Lord Ma, please give the court some time, if we have food in our hands after the autumn, we will send troops immediately." ”

Ma Shaoyu hesitated for a moment before nodding, and then asked, "How to arrange peace with Dongyu?" ”

"The emperor and the imperial court are really going to plan to fight," Du Hongtai snorted, and replied with a smile, "You can talk to the Qing envoy in a few days, but I remind you, don't open your mouth and keep your mouth shut, you should learn to respect others after being beaten for so many years." ”

The Qing Emperor did not forget the robbery in Fengzhou, and at the end of March, he sent Shuotuo, Ashdarhan, and Sonny to naturalize to discuss the law, and the three of them received an edict with the Ming envoys on the way to discuss the naturalization peace, and arrived at naturalization a few days earlier than Ma Shaoyu. Yun Rong and Chang Shu made up an excuse to break the contract and invade the foreign vassals of the Qing Dynasty, and they were ready to quarrel with the Qing envoys, but they responded with a smile, we will take the prisoners of the Ming army to the border in exchange for the Mongolian nobles in your hands according to your request, this matter is done, and we will talk slowly.

Fengzhou did not dare to slack off, and immediately arranged for the exchange of prisoners, and after a few days, he realized that the Qing envoys were not here to quarrel, but to rely on naturalization and other Ming envoys. Li Yu suddenly felt that the disaster star came to the door, Ming Guo obviously wanted him to carry the black cauldron, and Qing Guo definitely wanted him to endorse the peace treaty - according to the practice of the grassland tribes, whoever is the master has to vouch for the peace negotiation, Sibeile does not believe in Ming Guo, and insists on dragging him into the water, this troubled water can't be waded, it is best to find a place with fewer people for them to bargain for themselves, but with a muddy person like Shuotuo, Li Yuxiu wants to get his wish.

Shuotuo didn't treat himself as an outsider when he arrived at naturalization, and after blowing nonsense with Li Yu, he immediately went to the Fengzhou Chamber of Commerce - Shuotuo handled the Qing weapons order, and participated in the smuggling business in Fengzhou, and belonged to the super VIP in the Fengzhou Chamber of Commerce, Li Jianji and Sun Tingyao personally came forward to play cards and eat with him, and Wu Langha also met with this important figure of the Manchurian Liberal Party, and also presented him with a string of beautiful glass beads. Shuotuo's tail was almost up to the sky, and he shouted his younger brothers and sisters to accuse the Qing Emperor of the persecution of the Liberal Party - after Fan Erxi was driven out of Shengjing, the comrades in Manchuria elected Duoduo, the Prince of Yu, as the convener, and occasionally got together to play cards and drink, but the Qing Emperor couldn't get used to it, forced them to disperse, and closed the casinos and restaurants they opened, and the comrades had to go underground and even smoke cigarettes like thieves.

Wu Langha was so angry that he couldn't smoke or play cards, is this still called the Liberal Party? Immediately appointed Duoduo and Shuotuo as the chief and deputy party affairs of Manchuria, led the comrades in Manchuria to continue the struggle, and asked Fan Erxi to accompany Shuotuo to Datong for a few days before leaving.

When Li Yu was about to bombard, Shuotuo was spending time in Datong, and Ashdarhan was also accompanied by his nephew Gecuri to Datong to play, and there was only a little white-faced Sony around him, so the place of the peace negotiation had to be changed to Datong.