Ganglin, a scholar of the National Academy of History, was the envoy, and he was the first to speak: "My Qing soldiers avenged the former Ming Dynasty, fought for China, and sought peace for the common people......

"Slow, Ganglin, you first explain clearly why the Qing army entered the customs, is there an edict from the emperor of the Ming Kingdom?" Namur interrupted Ganglin with a loud voice.

"The entry of the Qing soldiers into the customs is justified and well-founded, Wang Yongji, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Kingdom, and Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Ningyuan, have all invited letters to help suppress the letters." Sonny replied with a puff.

"The Qing Dynasty is the mortal enemy of the Ming Kingdom, where to start avenging the Ming Emperor? There is no emperor's edict, only relying on the local governors and general soldiers to break through the border and enter the country, which is to take advantage of the fire to rob and covet the country's weapons, and Hugh has clever words! The president of the federation has his own plans to suppress thieves, and it is not your turn to wait for many things! Han Lin sneered.

Ma Guozhu shook his head: "The rain is tolerant, there are only virtuous people in the world, I depose the three salaries in the Qing Dynasty and overlay Li Shu, this is the great benevolence, do not remember the old grudges and send troops to avenge the Ming Emperor, this is the great righteousness, the great benevolence and righteousness should live in the orthodoxy of the world, what is the fire to rob and covet the national weapon?" ”

"Pedantic, the world is the world of all people, not the world of one family and one surname, everything that is not discussed by the people is chaotic, Emperor Hongxian of the Ming Dynasty also understands that the righteousness abdicates and returns to power, and I am the orthodoxy of the world!" Han Lin replied disdainfully.

"Are you embarrassed to mention the abdication of the king, this is a farce of deceiving the world and stealing fame, thinking that the people of the world can be deceived?"

"It's a big fallacy, wouldn't there be a lot of chaos without an emperor, do you want to mess with the world?"

Sony and Ma Guozhu immediately stood up and accused loudly, Han Lin and Chang Shu did not back down and refuted reasonably, the two sides quarreled, Ganglin was a novice negotiator, for fear that he would not be able to go back to deal with the business if he fell out, so he said very cowardly: "Don't be angry, Daqing and Datong are brotherly states, both are orthodox in the world, and they are both orthodox in the world." ”

Na Mu'er seized the topic and played the situation: "What a brotherly state, Ganglin, can you explain clearly, why did your country drive our trade ambassador to Liangxiang, and did you treat your brothers like this?" You go and ask the old horse, have we ever treated him badly? ”

In fact, Wang Ershun, the ambassador of Datong trade, was driven to Liangxiang purely for himself, this guy not only did smuggling business in Beijing, but also recruited rebellion by the way, and whoever was unlucky among the nobles and ministers will be targeted at whom, Zhenguo Gongzhai Sangu has been worried since his good brother Shuotuo was killed, for fear that the imperial court will track him down and Shuotuo to resell Datong's ordnance old accounts, Nanjing envoy Ma Shaoyu surrendered to the Qing court did not catch a real shortage, and he was also depressed and unhappy and had a heart jump, both of them were plotted to abscond Datong, and Xifu of Zhenghuangqi had the intention to follow the trend but was detected, Together with Wang Ershun, he was taken to the Criminal Department for questioning, and the two refused to admit it, while Datong insisted that he had never seen Zhai Sangu and Ma Shaoyu, and warned the Qing court not to make trouble out of nothing, and the matter was finally settled, but Wang Ershun was driven to Liangxiang.

Na Mu'er was messing around, but Ma Guozhu blushed, the Qing court expelled Wang Ershun from Beijing, and he naturally had to be expelled from Datong, but Datong University came forward to invite, and he stayed in Datong in disguise as a professor of Manchurian studies, and he also got an extra salary, to be honest, Datong was really good to him.

It's really hard to answer the unsubstantiated matter, Ganglin said: "Of course we are a country of brothers, your trade routes in Shandong are protected by my Qing soldiers, and you can go straight to Niangzi Pass from Rizhao, so you have to admit it!" ”

"That's because it's good, if we didn't bring food from overseas, you would have starved to death, and you didn't collect less taxes along the way, Ganglin, let me ask you again, what happened to Haoge's transfer from Shandong?" Namur asked again.

"How can this be reasonable, I can't take your turn to ask about the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty," Ganglin was a little annoyed, sending President Haoge Shandong military affairs was Dolgon's intention to show goodwill to Datong, but it was really a bit unreasonable to transfer back to Beijing in only two or three months, and immediately added, "Prince Su has returned to Beijing, and King Rao Yujun has gone to Shandong, and his old man is your president's father-in-law, you should be satisfied." ”

Chang Shu interjected with a smile: "The president of our country is Emperor Taizong's personal title of Prince of Jin, of course he has the right to intervene in the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty, Ganglin, do you dare to deny what Emperor Taizong said personally?" ”

Ganglin's face turned red, and after a long while, he exclaimed angrily: "I can't talk about it anymore, you guys are all playing tricks." ”

This guy is too tender to hold his breath at all, it's no fun to rely on him to deal with those three old slippery heads, Sony glanced at Ganglin very dissatisfied, and said with a smile: "If you can't talk about it, you will adjourn the meeting first, and then talk about it tomorrow, okay?" ”

"Okay, let's talk in another place tomorrow." Namur nodded.

Early the next morning, the group left the Prime Minister's Mansion and sat in a few four-wheeled carriages, Ganglin did not mention anything serious on the road, but was very curious about the various four-wheeled carriages that could be seen everywhere along the street: "What is the purpose of the carriage with various small flags?" The carriage looks pretty nice. ”

"Oh, that's a rental carriage, Datong encourages horses, careless raising of horses too many caused by a sharp drop in horse prices, businessmen will buy horses, vehicles to start a carriage and horse dealership, specializing in the business of picking up guests along the street, rental carriages are comfortable and convenient and not expensive, better than the previous rental sedan chairs, officials and people like to ride, it is also a new street scene of Datong." Namur explained.

Ganglin shook his head again and again: "It's too bad, so many good horses should be requisitioned for the military, how can the people be messed up." ”

Although this guy reads a lot, he is an uninformed dirt bun, and Na Mu'er ignores him.

The convoy went out of the north gate, arrived at the victory fort at noon, a white-haired old man on crutches was waiting on the side of the road, received the guests and invited them to his own Zhuangzi to eat - after the king of Zhou died of illness last year, the king of Chu felt that his old life was not long, so he entrusted the people's livelihood bank to the young king to take care of it, and went back to the manor to care for the elderly.

Chu Wang Manor is a combination of Chinese and Western, both the exquisite and delicate garden of the south of the Yangtze River, and the heavy luxury of the Taixi Manor, at this time it is the spring when the flowers are blooming, all kinds of flowers are blooming one after another, competing for beauty, there is also a Taixi water method in the splendid flower group constantly spouting clear springs, the Qing envoy entered the manor as if entering the fairyland, all the way amazed. The king of Chu was triumphant, showing off all the way to introduce the guests into the main hall, and the servant immediately brought a pot of charcoal fire and put it on the dining table, and then set up a large pot of hot red soup on it, and a spicy heat came to the face, choking people and sneezing.

"Datong government is poor, you can't afford to invite the delicacies of the mountains and seas, so I invite you to eat spicy hot pot, the chili pepper used in this soup is still passed from America, the year before last Jiangnan businessmen sent some to the president, originally planted to watch, but was eaten by the president's disabled veterans greedily, the more you eat, the more addicted you are, this thing slowly spreads, and the practice is also full of tricks, spicy hot pot is one of the must." Han Lin smiled and recommended food to the guests.

"I've eaten it on Datong Street, and it's so delicious that fresh beef, mutton or vegetable tofu is blanched and dipped in stinky tofu and vinegar!" Ma Guozhu immediately picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks and showed it to his companions, Sonny and Ganglin rubbed their eyes, trembling and learning to eat.

"Drink cool mare's milk wine to eat this, and go to the cellar to get a few more bags of good wine." The king of Chu was even more proud, and waved his hand to let the servant pour wine for the turtle.

This meal lasted for more than an hour, Sonny and Ganglin had a great appetite, their faces were oily, their heads were sweating, and they were still eating and drinking, until Na Mu'er hinted that it was time to do business, and then they got up and left the table with a full burp, and then the six of them entered a tea room in the backyard, and the shady deal began.

The Qing envoy must have discussed last night, today's protagonist is replaced by Sony, he first reviewed the traditional friendship between the Qing Dynasty and Datong, although Datong has been digging the foot of the wall, but the Qing Dynasty is magnanimous and does not care, the two countries are still relatives, although Datong often turns his face and does not recognize people, but it is also considered to have a basis for cooperation, when the situation is changing today, both countries are facing major challenges, being a good neighbor and a good partner is the best choice, the following three points should be done at present, first, Datong can not always be repaid, and the property saved by the prince of Abatai should be returned; Second, the two countries should eliminate hostilities and resolve differences through dialogue and consultation. Third, form an alliance as soon as possible to jointly fight against the evil Nanjing court.

"Although Datong is strong, the Qing Dynasty is not weak, the two countries will fight for both sides, only the Nanjing court will benefit from it, you have played the farce of the succession and abdication of the king, and Nanjing has become an opposing trend, the Nanjing court has a chance to turn over, you will want to get rid of it quickly, it is better to take advantage of its weakness to join forces to destroy it, and we will talk about it later." Sony concluded.

"Don't worry, my Qing Dynasty looks down on the Ming Kingdom, no matter how the Nanjing court pleads, it will never be ignored, we are a family." Ganglin added.

The three Datong officials laughed but did not answer, and after a long while, Namur suddenly changed the topic: "We asked to investigate the cause of the death of Emperor Taizong of the Great Qing Dynasty, why didn't Dolgon reply?" Is it a thief? ”

"Is Dorgon afraid of Hauge? It doesn't matter, he and Haoge can go to Datong to avoid it, we guarantee their safety, and the Qing State will be presided over by Prince Jin and Prince Zheng, anyway, we are also a family. Chang Shu smiled and answered.

Sony felt that what he had just said was in vain, and glanced at Ganglin and Ma Guozhu, and the two immediately covered their stomachs and said that they were going to Gong, and after they left, Sony gritted his teeth and said, "You will not die if you die in my heart!" Although the regent has a group of wives and concubines, none of them gave birth to children, and you know this very well what it is for him to murder the first emperor, and you do all the work of splashing dirty water, don't think that we don't know what your Manchurian Division does. ”

"Dolgon is too dangerous, sooner or later he will lead us to a dead end, and it is for your good that I get rid of him!" Chang Shu replied.

Na Mu'er waved his hand: "No need to quarrel, Sony, we are not afraid of a war with the Qing State, this time the Battle of Xiangcheng lost 5,000 people, how many 5,000 people do you have to lose?" We are not afraid of the confluence of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Nanjing recently suddenly appeared a person named Wang Zhiming who claimed to be the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, this is the ghost of Dolgon and Li Shutai, some things are tacitly known, Dolgon dares to go on the ship of the Ming Kingdom, that is, he is looking for death. ”

Sonny was shocked, he knew the loss of the Battle of Xiangcheng, but the imperial court's use of spies in Nanjing was an absolute secret, and he couldn't hear any rumors at all, and he couldn't even hide this kind of secret, so he could only say that Datong had a deep penetration into the Qing Dynasty.

"Let's talk openly and honestly, the Nanjing Imperial Court is undoubtedly our common enemy, I have made up my mind to destroy the Ming Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty, you can't stand idly by, let alone sneak attack from behind, you have done this kind of thing more than once, in order to gain mutual trust, Datong must openly form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty and jointly send troops to attack Nanjing, this request is not too much." Sony said.

"We can support your country's crusade against Nanjing, and we can also send troops to contain the Ming army, and we will never obstruct the actions of the Qing army, but it is impossible to openly form an alliance and send troops together, you should guess the attitude of the Datong Senate and the House of Representatives." After Namur answered, he looked at Sony calmly with Han Lin and Chang Shu - Datong is patient, but Beijing must not be able to hold his breath, Zhili and Shandong are eroded, all industries are waiting to be developed, and there is a continuous epidemic, the Qing court wants to gain a foothold in Guannei, and it is necessary to develop southward head-on.

Sonny's face flashed with anger, and he tried to calm down for a while and said: "If you don't want to get your hands dirty, you will give food and money, and the property and livestock that the prince of Abatai has stored with you are worth 1.2 million taels with interest, and they will be returned to us immediately." ”

"The money can be given, but let's make it clear first, we can only pay the silver banknotes, pay it off in three years, 400,000 taels a year, and the first installment will be given to you immediately." Han Lin replied.

"Datong's interests must also be protected, the Qing army must immediately withdraw from Henan after capturing Nanjing, the two provinces of Nanzhili and Zhejiang elect parliaments to exercise local autonomy, Datong has the right to send officials to the two provinces to guide government affairs and justice, and has the right to send troops to protect the personal and property safety of its citizens." Chang Shu immediately added another sentence.

"Shameless, you are just a ** businessman, don't talk about it, let's go back to Beijing." Sonny couldn't take it anymore, so he slammed into his feet and turned his head away.

Namur laughed and shouted: "Sony, don't be naïve, this is just a temporary truce, Dolgon's mind we know, no matter how we talk about it, he will break it." ”

Sonny was stunned, and went out with his head down, Han Lin looked at Sony's back, shook his head slightly and said to Na Mu'er and Chang Shu: "I also think we are too shameless, it seems that I can't take off this traitor's hat." ”

"There is no need to blame yourself, the Nanjing Imperial Court has millions of troops and sufficient money and food, as long as you can completely block the Qing army by yourself, let it fend for itself." Chang Shu disagreed.

After a meal, Sonny and Ganglin and Ma Guozhu returned to the tea room in frustration, expressing their agreement with Datong's line of thought, and the two sides sat down to continue talking, and three days later drafted the text of the peace treaty.

After the death of the Lama Qierji, Li Yu imprisoned himself in the Silver Buddha Temple, but only ten days before he had to come out to work - to his status, there are many things that cannot be hidden, as the president, he must sign the decree of the Prime Minister's Office, as the president of the Senate, he must sign the decree passed by both houses, as the governor of the capital, he must control the military power, unless he is dead or away for a long time, the vice president and the two consuls general of the presidential office can act as the president. These are all easy to do, Li Yu has no interest in authority, you can sign it casually, but there are still some things that must not be sloppy, the living Buddha of Jebzundamba wants to move to the Silver Buddha Temple, which is a necessary measure to stabilize the Mongolian ministries after the death of the Yuerji Lama, he must preside over the enthronement ceremony of the little Zhanabazar, the fifth ** living Buddha wants to return to Lhasa, and the friendship between Mongolia and Tibet is also deep, he must see him off in person, and the fourth ** living Buddha, Tulu Baihu, Sonam Qunpei have been forcibly detained to naturalization, and he must come forward to appease.

How could the heavens take a blind eye to me, a hunter, when is the hard life a head-Li Yu sat tiredly in the study of the presidential palace and thought about it, and the three of Na Mu'er, Han Lin, and Chang Shu walked in.

"This peace appointment is not in disgrace, you see, our conditions are very bad, and Dolgon does not know what to be angry about." Namur smiled and placed the draft peace treaty on the table.

Li Yu took a cursory look at it, drew a few strokes on the peace agreement casually, and then handed it to Namur: "Dolgon has long learned not to get tired of deceit, as long as I let him go to Nanjing, he will never be angry, and he doesn't have to be polite to this kind of person." ”

Na Mu'er took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but be happy, Li Yu signed Jueluo Erlu on the peace treaty, and drew a double-edged plate axe next to it, and after collecting the text of the peace agreement, he said to Li Yu: "There is good news for you, Cui Erding and his party arrived in Datong the day before yesterday, and they will come to naturalize in a few days, and he wants to see you." ”

"Great, let him see me immediately when Erding comes." Li Yu became excited, Cui Erding was an orphan he adopted, a few years ago he voluntarily signed up to go to Rome to study Western religion, and the child he raised finally came home, is there anything happier than this?

"Cui Erding told me about Europa, Catholicism and Protestantism have been fighting for nearly 30 years, the independence of the Netherlands and the rise of France are a foregone conclusion, and the northern powerhouses Sweden and Poland and Lithuania have been participating in the war for a long time, and their national strength has been greatly damaged, and I am worried that the Rakshasa country will be more unscrupulous if it loses its containment." Han Lin said worriedly.

"Ma Qi, the political envoy of the Western Regions, also wrote that the Rakshasa Kingdom has stepped up the storage of grain and grass in various strongholds on the border, and the number of troops has also increased, and I am afraid that things in the west will be troublesome." Chang Shu nodded and said.

"Batu mentioned these things and suggested that the western expedition be organized as soon as possible, but if the affairs in the east are not resolved, we have no time to look westward, let me think again." Li Yu frowned and closed his eyes, Na Mu'er made a look, and quietly walked out of the study with Han Lin and Chang Shu.

Li Yu covered his head and thought for a long time, and called Xue Zongzhou, the secretary in charge, in: "Revise the regulations of the Dadu Governor's Mansion for the whole army, build a cavalry town and a cavalry town in the Western Regions, and build a cavalry town in Khalkha." ”

Beijing soon heard back, and Dolgon agreed to the peace treaty, but asked to sell him more food and ordnance, and Datong agreed—the shady deal was all happy, Ganglin and Sonny returned with a lot of gifts for the princes, and the little emperor Fulin got a horse from the Western Regions, a clock, and a large bag of sugar cubes, and Dolgon did not have a share as usual.