The Datong delegation arrived in Jiangning in mid-May, this trip was really not easy, the team of more than 100 people actually swelled to thousands of people at the same time, dragged on the road for a month - all blamed Wu Lang Ha for the trouble, I heard that Nanjing is good, we must take a good lady to see the strange, the president's wife is unconscious, others also follow the study, chambers of commerce, universities, foreign envoys, major newspapers, etc.

The Xiaguan wharf was jubilant, the delegation was warmly welcomed by tens of thousands of people as soon as they got off the boat, Li Fugui and Li Huai, Zhao Ji, Hong Chengchou and others exchanged a few words, by the way, glanced at the welcoming crowd, and saw that almost all of them were businessmen or civilians, and there were few officials and gentry, frowning and asking Zhao Ji: "How is the strength of our army in the city, can we completely control the order?" ”

"Zhang Chuanjie's Busan Town is stationed in the city, the Manchurian Volunteers in Aobai are stationed in Xiaolingwei, and there are Eight Banners patrolling on the street, so there should be no problem." Zhao Ji replied.

"It's not enough, move all the Titang in Jiangning, closely monitor the movements inside and outside the city, and transfer it from Jiangbei if there is not enough manpower." As Li Fugui's deputy envoy this time, Na Mu'er finally brought the men, women and children of Datong to Jiangning safely, for fear of any accidents.

Li Fugui saluted Hong Chengchou again: "Mr. Hengjiu, I have admired the great name for a long time, and the peace between the north and the south has benefited the country and the people, and we must rely on it a lot. ”

"I'm a second minister, and I'm a lost dog, old and ready to die, since Mr. Aoyama is here, let's do it myself." Hong Chengchou replied coldly.

Li Huai hurriedly persuaded: "Sir's grievances, we know that the merits and demerits will be judged after a hundred years, and there is no need to care about the corrupt and arrogant!" ”

The women also chattered about how to get off the boat, Wu Langha deliberately changed into a Han makeup today, and asked Yang Wan to teach her Nanjing dialect while walking, seeing that there were children in the crowd and couldn't help but be loved, hugging this and hugging that, and not having to give people a few pieces of candy, other women also got into the crowd to follow suit, the scene was a little chaotic for a while, Li Huai glanced at his brother and daughter-in-law very dissatisfied, and waved his hand to enter the city immediately.

The old spy Zhang Shi'an also arrived in Nanjing, deliberately pulled Li Shutai to sit in the same car, put on an old qualification and said: "Your father Li Yongfang is a good hand, we have never met but have dealt with each other for many years, it can be said that between the two of you, you took your father's class but did not do very well." ”

"It's not difficult to find out the news of Datong, but we can't understand you more and more, and we can't think of a way to deal with it, what can I do!" Li Shutai shook his head aggrievedly.

"That's right, we have a set that others can't understand and can't learn, but you still have a lot of potential to do Titang, how about it, come to Datong Titang Division." Zhang Shi'an smiled.

"Thank you, senior!" Li Shutai also likes to be a spy, and hurriedly thanked him.

The convoy entered the city and stopped in front of the palace, Li Fugui got out of the car and shook his head: "The president does not live in the Forbidden City when he enters Beijing, and it is not good for us to live here." ”

"As soon as you come with thousands of people, where can I find a suitable place, just here, there are eunuchs and palace maids waiting, don't forget to give them some reward, hey, these people are not easy, without the emperor, there is no livelihood." Li Huai replied.

Na Mu'er interjected: "Brother Yushan, let me give you an idea, there are more eunuchs and palace maids in Beijing, and there are thousands after the dismissal, the queen mother of the Qing State doesn't want to care, King Xiaoding doesn't take over, and the president can't come up with the money to support them, so he simply let them fend for themselves, open restaurants, gambling halls, and brothels in the Forbidden City. ”

"It's a great idea." Li Huai looked at Hong Chengchou with a smile.

"Unheard of, laughing through the ages, you have created evil!" Hong Chengchou paused.

There was a burst of laughter, the women never expected to have the opportunity to live in the palace in this life, and when they got out of the car, they screamed and poured into the palace gate - what about the noblewoman, I didn't know it, the eunuch and the palace maid hurriedly hid to the side with contempt, but they immediately smiled, each of them had two more silver coins in their hands, and the rich people were different.

Several key officials entered a side hall, and Li Fugui sat down and asked, "Has the fame from all over the south come?" ”

"It's all here, the number of people is beyond estimate, in addition to Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Fujian, even the fame of Liangguang and Yungui has also emerged." Li Huai replied.

Li Fugui smiled, Datong was most worried about the fame of the south and ignored it, and he couldn't find an opponent to negotiate peace, but he understood the minds of the scholars, although these guys took care of face, but they dreamed of going down in history, and the peace between the north and the south would happen once in a lifetime, and when they heard the news, they would definitely be in the limelight in Jiangning.

Li Huai said again: "However, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou, and Qian Qianyi also arrived in Jiangning, plus a Wu sacrifice, they convened scholars to hold meetings every day to discuss secretly, and they also rejected Mr. Hengjiu in every way. ”

"I am the living Qin Hui they hate to the bone, who can know my hard work? I'm going to die here, you go talk to those clear streams!" "Hong Chengchou old tears, the northwest suppressed Kou for more than ten years, he was tired of killing, but also desperate, the Ming Dynasty lost the number of gas, the people were martyred for it, the Ming Emperor's signboard is not as good as the world, after Songshan was captured, he witnessed the vigorous spirit of the Qing Dynasty, and he had the intention to borrow external forces to settle the world, but the taste of being a second minister was uncomfortable, no matter what he did, he would inevitably become a big traitor scolded by the world.

"I don't care about Qin Hui or Yue Fei, whoever keeps the people will recognize him, Mr. worry-free, my Datong Federation takes the people as the foundation of the country, and I understand Mr.'s painstaking efforts best, and I will definitely support you without reservation." Li Fugui waved his hand and said.

"Those rotten Confucians can talk, but they must not be used to do things, the person who can calm down the south and save the people from fire and water today is none other than Mr., the sky has a great responsibility, please don't shirk Mr!" Na Mu'er also arched his hand and said.

Li Huai sighed and said, "The problem is that those rotten Confucians let out their words, if Mr. Heng Jiu participates in the peace talks, they won't talk to us." ”

"Heaven has entrusted Li Hanmin to be the one, please let him save the people from fire and water." Hong Chengchou snorted and replied.

Li Fugui was a little embarrassed, thought for a while and said, "I'll talk to Mr. Wu Luyou and Mr. Qishan, and Mr. Hengjiu must participate in the peace meeting." ”

Wu Shan and Liu Zongzhou entered the palace after a few days, and both of them looked very bad, and they could see that they were not having a good time during this time, and when they saw Li Fugui, Li Huai, and Namur, they handed over the list of peace representatives.

"More than a hundred representatives, Mr. Qishan, Luyou, you won't be here to quarrel, right?" Li Fugui couldn't help but laugh out loud after reading the list.

Liu Zongzhou was furious and roared: "It's all your fault, I have long said that you should send troops to the south, but you have to go west, and you have to come up with the idea of peace between the north and the south. ”

"A lot of people may not be reasonable, we are not afraid, why is Hong Chengchou not on the list?" Namur asked.

Wu Xian shook his head and said: "The fame of all places thinks that they are at a loss and are not qualified to participate in the peace conference. ”

"Hong Chengchou is both civil and military, and he is capable, and he must be able to pacify the south, and he must be allowed to participate in the peace talks." Li Fugui waved his hand.

Wu Sacrifice said: "I also think so, extraordinary times must use extraordinary people, but the fame of various places just doesn't agree, and even wants to kill this person." ”

"The so-called fame can't be done to officials, and if you don't give it to officials, you have to scold people, empty talk is useless to state affairs, and they don't have to come if Hong Chengchou doesn't come." Li Huai sneered.

Wu Xian glanced at Liu Zongzhou, and said: "His Royal Highness King Lu is in your hands, Zheng Zhilong, Marquis of Nan'an, and Wang Zhiren, Marquis of Wuning, are also in your hands. ”

Li Fugui laughed, waved his hand and said: "Zhang Kentang will release people immediately, Zheng Zhilong, Wang Zhiren, and Zhang Mingzhen have always robbed and killed innocents indiscriminately, especially Zhang Mingzhen actually plundered hundreds of good families in Zhoushan and entered the camp as prostitutes, how can such beasts be forgiven, and now it has been handed over to the Jiangnan Theater Court for discussion, you can send someone to jury, King Lu is in the palace, and there is no restriction on his movements, as long as he wants, you can take him away." ”

"There are a few generals who are in charge of the army, and they ......" Liu Zongzhou felt that it was inappropriate as soon as he spoke, and immediately changed his words and said, "Forget it, no matter these beasts, we want to see His Royal Highness King Lu." ”

King Lu came soon, a few days ago was sent to Jiangning, he thought he would die, but he didn't expect the officials of Datong to eat and drink well, and he promised to let him go home after a while, and all the real estate and land in Yanzhou King Lu's mansion were returned. He also saw Li Fugui, and learned that this big official was a clan of the acting king's line, and he immediately recognized his uncle regardless of his seniority, and he didn't let go when he hugged his thick legs, and when he heard that these two white-bearded old men were going to take him away, he trembled with fright, knelt at Li Fugui's feet and cried and begged: "Uncle, you said that you would take me to Datong, I want to be with King Ding and King Fu, don't hand me over to them." ”

King Zhu of Lu is bitter to the sea, after the death of his father, his brother inherited the title, the family business did not have his share, the court could not send Zonglu, almost reduced to the point of cheating to eat and drink, Chongzhen fifteen years of the Qing army hit Yanzhou, King Lu's brother was martyred, he hid in the pile of dead bodies to survive, two years later inherited the title of King Lu, the good days have only passed for two months, the thief called again, scared him to flee to Taizhou, Zhejiang, but the Nanjing court quickly collapsed, he was supported by the Zhejiang people as a prisoner, but since then it has been more unlucky, the Qing soldiers chased him to hide everywhere, and there is no fixed place, and the ministers disobeyed at will, and also instigated infighting, the king of Tang wanted to crown him the prince, and the two families merged into a total to resist the Qing soldiers, what a good thing, those ministers actually locked him in the hut, and did not let him see the envoy - he had enough of the bumpy life, he was used to seeing the hot and cold world, and even his family members were kidnapped and sent to Hangzhou by the rebels, he finally figured it out, these ministers used him as a façade, and there was no good thing.

Liu Zongzhou didn't care what King Lu thought, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and shouted: "Your Highness is the legacy of Taizu, how can you go to the Ming Dynasty to ignore the country, please follow the old minister quickly!" ”

King Lu seemed to see the group of bachelors Zhang Guowei and Xiong Rulin who had imprisoned him in the hut again, and shouted hoarsely: "If you don't leave, I won't fall for you." ”

Liu Zongzhou got angry, stood up and reached out to grab King Lu, so frightened that King Lu hid behind Li Fugui, Na Mu'er couldn't help but yell: "Mr. Qishan, please respect yourself!" ”

"Forget it, I said a long time ago that the Zhu family's qi is exhausted, why bother!" Wu Mu shook his head and pulled Liu Zongzhou up and left.

"I'm heartbroken, the Zhu family is gone, Li Hanmin is not angry, who will the good rivers and mountains fall into?" Liu Zong beat his chest while walking.

Li Huai looked at the backs of Wu Xian and Liu Zongzhou, sighed and whispered: "The southern scholars are scattered, it seems that this peace negotiation may not be successful." ”

"Let's talk about it, if it really doesn't work, don't blame us for being ruthless." Li Fugui said.

Three days later, the North-South Peace Conference was held in the Forbidden City in Nanjing, the southern representatives were numerous, the Datong Federation was unwilling to show weakness, and also brought in some non-governmental people to make up the number temporarily, and there were more than 100 people on each side, not like negotiations but more like quarrels, there were too many people to find a place to settle, so they had to set up a wooden shed in front of the Wenhua Hall as a venue.

Southern fame entered the venue one after another, and Hong Chengchou was finally able to participate in the peace conference, but no one paid attention to him, so he had to sit down with some Qing officials and gentry who also suffered big losses. Huang Zongxi and Gu Jiang glanced at Hong Chengchou with disdain, and strode towards Li Huai, Huang Zongxi sneered when he opened his mouth: "Li Yushan, your Titang and the Qing army arrested me everywhere, and now that I have sent it to the door, what are you going to do?" ”

"As far as I know, you seem to have returned to your hometown to shave your hair and study, don't brag, it's really easy to catch you, let's concentrate on learning in the future, you can't understand military affairs, you can't do anything except add chaos." Li Huai replied with a faint smile.

Gu Jiang said coldly: "Li Yushan, I look down on Datong, you sometimes fight with the Tartars, and sometimes you want to make peace with us, where is the courtesy, righteousness and shame?" ”

"Don't forget that we liberated you, where the politics and strategies of great powers must be flexible, yesterday's opponent can also be today's friend, and it doesn't hurt to be an opponent and a friend at the same time, the one who has the last laugh is the winner." Behind Li Huai stood several student leaders of Datong University, among whom Chen Tingjing had always been able to speak well, and immediately refuted Gu Jiang.

"Capricious at both ends, so shameless!" Huang Zongxi scolded fiercely.

"Self-righteousness is resting on its laurels, no wonder it was a failure!" Sun Zhiwei immediately responded, and several southerners were furious when they heard this, and they gathered around to argue.

"Shut up, don't be presumptuous!" Li Huai hurriedly waved his hand to stop, the two sides glared at each other, and each returned to his original seat and sat down.

At the beginning of the peace talks, Fu Shan, who had just been transferred to the secretary of the Jiangbei Commander's Office, first explained the current situation: the Qing Dynasty was attached, the Eight Banners and others would all go out of the customs after the autumn, the war north of the Yangtze River had subsided, and all localities were going all out to implement the new policy and appease the people, but it was extremely expensive to improve people's livelihood, and the reconstruction of Liaodong and the Western Expedition to Rakshasa was related to the stability of the frontier, and a large amount of financial resources must be invested. Open trade to learn from each other's strengths, the people of the two countries will enjoy peace forever, and the peace between the north and the south will be the eternal feat of the people!

"This is a century-old plan related to the people of the two countries, and you can speak your minds freely without worrying." Li Fugui then added to the southern delegates.

"You poke a hole in the sky and leave, how can the war in the south be quelled? What a good opportunity to dominate the world, once you give up, there will be a split between the north and the south, and the Rakshasa country is a barbarian and a small state, so why bother with it, or should you send troops south. Liu Zongzhou said again.

"The people of the Central Plains don't understand the grassland, only we can see who the wolf is, the policy of the westward expedition will never change, and it is also a good thing for the south for us to guard the northern frontier. Even if you have difficulties, the president once said, 'We can't watch our neighbors starve when we have food in our bowls,' and Datong can provide you with the help you can. Namur replied categorically.

"The Ming Emperor is still in power, how can he discuss division and rule without permission, and we also have a charter." Qian Qianyi stood up and said, he and Gong Dingyu did not mix well in the Qing Dynasty and seemed to have become the capital of boasting, and when he returned to his hometown, his reputation was restored, and he discussed new ideas with the fame of various places - all parts of the south supported Xiaoding Wang as the emperor, and set the capital of Nanjing, reopened the Dadu Governor's Mansion, crowned Li Yu, the Duke of Jin, as the King of Jin, and awarded the Metropolitan Governor of the Five Armies to lead the world's soldiers and horses.

The southern representatives praised each other, this method is good, it solves the problem of splitting the north and the south in one fell swoop, and the merits of the Jin Guogong can also be confirmed, so that the name will be immortal, but the northern representatives are sneering, giving a little sweetness and inviting the king into the urn, as long as the future authority of the capital Nanjing will definitely fall into the hands of these scholars, what a good calculation!

Li Fugui smiled faintly and said: "The first emperor once had an edict that 'everyone can kill Wenchen', and King Ding can always keep it in mind, and besides, His Royal Highness King Ding has returned to the people, and it is not good to ascend the throne and be the emperor again!" ”

The southern representative stopped talking, to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was really played to death by them, and King Xiaoding said that if the emperor turned his face, he would not have good fruit for them to eat.

"It's inconvenient to set the king, so it's okay to ask King Lu to ascend the throne." Huang Zongxi suddenly pointed at King Lu beside Li Fugui and shouted.

"Don't look for me, I won't be the emperor if I kill me." King Lu was startled and hurriedly waved his hand to refuse.

"Tang Wang Xianming, ascended the throne and called the emperor has been the second, wouldn't it be better to invite Emperor Shaowu to Nanjing." Zodiac Zhou shouted.

"The old Tang King is dead, his younger brother is the emperor without authorization, and King Gui's accession to the throne is orthodox first." The Guangxi people immediately retorted.

When it comes to the imperial system, it is not clear that the people of Fujian support Emperor Shaowu, the people of Guangxi support Emperor Yongli, and the people of Jiangnan and Zhejiang advocate the establishment of a new emperor, and the representatives of the south quarrel together, and Li Zhengyi, who was sitting on the side and listening, said casually in Chinese, "The people of the Ming Kingdom are like a group of monkeys, and they can't live if they don't fight a monkey king." When the southern representatives heard that this guy was a Japanese man, they immediately attacked him in groups, and a group of Taixi people immediately supported Li Zhengyi and came over to scold, and the venue was suddenly chaotic.

"Wait until you argue about who is orthodox and then talk about it, adjourn the meeting!" Li Fugui waved his hand, turned around and walked away, and Hong Chengchou sighed and left.

The northern deputies ran away, and the southern deputies continued to quarrel, Wu Zhu and Liu Zongzhou gritted their teeth with hatred, and said in advance that they would unite with the outside world, but these guys still had their own ghosts.

"A group of useless waste, state affairs are bad in the hands of you," Wu Xian couldn't help but scold.

"Wu Luyou, the first emperor didn't think about serving the country and defecting to Datong in Japan, but now you went to Jiangnan to agitate for the establishment of the king, do you want to follow Qin Hui's example and betray the country, and go back to your hometown in Yangzhou!" Someone responded immediately.

Wu Yu sneered, pulled Liu Zongzhou up and left.