"And pro?" Wang Huan parroted and repeated: "Princess? ”

Didn't the royal families on both sides of the Ming and Qing dynasties have any other tricks? They all want to use being relatives to win over themselves, although they are inseparable, but when it comes to the struggle for royal power, their own sons will kill their own sons, even if they send a hundred princesses to serve, is it really useful?

Li Dingguo nodded, twitched the corners of his mouth and said: "My lord, the envoy of the Tartar faction did not go to Guangdong, but came directly to us, in order to prevent leakage of news, now the end will arrange for him to live in another courtyard, idlers are not allowed to enter, and he is on strict guard, telling him to wait for the summons." ”

Wang Huan rubbed his face vigorously, swallowed the pickles in his mouth in two bites, squinted his eyes and asked, "If you don't go to Guangdong and go here directly, do you want to separate my relationship with the imperial court?" ”

He stood up and walked back and forth: "I am in harmony with the Ming Dynasty, this rift, since the moment Li Chengdong's son assassinated me, it is destined not to heal, people who know this matter understand that the Tartars have countless conspiracies here, and they will not not understand, and it is very likely to make such a plan." ”

Li Dingguo was also thinking, he was diverted, his mind was no longer focused on the matter of Princess Tartar, and the expression on his face was much more natural, at least he didn't twitch anymore, listening to Wang Huan talking to himself, he thought about it and said loudly: "My lord, it seems that the last general must know the discordant side between the lord and the court, and he is also afraid of the strong combat effectiveness of the Kuizhou army, in order to stabilize the northern Zhili, so that there will be a deeper estrangement between the lord and the court, and mutual suspicion, so as to slow down or even stagnate the pace of the Northern Expedition, and lay the foundation for them to buy time to change the situation, So I came up with the idea of kissing.

Wang Huan stood still, looked at Li Dingguo and nodded: "With an insignificant woman, it can not only break up the relationship between me and Daming, but also win me over, a figure independent of the Daming official and military system, and delay time, no matter how you look at it, it is cost-effective." ”

"However, the relatives have always been ashamed of the scholars, the Ming Dynasty has been open for hundreds of years, and has never used women and relatives to the outside world, and the Tartars are happy to do this, and the Mongolians do not know how many cubs have been born, which is also a miracle." Li Dingguo said: "Do you want to notify the imperial court of this matter?" ”

"No, I'll meet the envoy." Wang Huan sat down at the table again, drinking the unfinished porridge: "Who is the envoy?" ”

Li Dingguo replied: "It is a Tartar, called Hedu, the eldest son of the chief Azig. ”

……

Datong was besieged for more than half a year, the beacon fire was in the sky, the city was full of creation, the iron bullet of the red-coated cannon that was erected higher than the city wall flew over the city wall from time to time, and fought everywhere, many places in the city were destroyed by artillery fire, the more tall and magnificent the building, the easier it was to be hit, the bell tower and drum tower in the city were beaten to only a footing. As a government-run post house, although it was only composed of several large courtyards, because of its proximity to the city wall, it was also affected, and several spacious and beautiful mansions were burned down, leaving only one annex alone.

Azig's eldest son, Hedu, was temporarily arranged to live here, and his guards were only more than 120 people, and they were not allowed to carry any weapons except for short knives, so they could be said to go to the enemy camp alone.

This courage, Hedu is not lacking, following his father Prince Ying to crisscross the Guanwai and wreak havoc in the Guan, the twenty-six-year-old Hedu is extremely brave, worthy of the name of Dorobelle, and is very outstanding among the younger generation of the Qing royal family.

Unlike the reckless Azig, Hedu has a maturity and stability that is not commensurate with his father and age, he is not panicked, capable and shrewd, and many people in the Eight Banners say that if the Azig family will improve in the future, it will definitely be supported by Hedu.

But at this moment, He Du was a little breathless, and he couldn't help but secretly look at the young man sitting on the chair of the head master with the rest of his eyes.

This person is younger than him, wearing an ordinary brocade robe, his head is tied with a crown, although the exposed skin is dark but the facial features are delicate, the strong body reveals a unique temperament of a literati, the eyes are sharp, deep as a torch, sitting in front of him, stared at by him, as if being targeted by a leopard, uncomfortable, let Hedu sit on pins and needles.

Wang Huan didn't know how He Du felt, but since he came into this room and sat down, before he opened his mouth, he had been observing, observing this Hedu's demeanor and expression, and figuring out his psychology.

Negotiations at the expense of relatives, sent Azig's eldest son, this is not normal in itself, it stands to reason, first come a Hanchen, preferably a subordinate recognized by Wang Huan, probe the wind, and then send a high-level Manchu minister when there is hope, Fang is the right way, and a heavyweight will come up, which is very contrary to common sense.

Therefore, Wang Huan is willing to take the time to meet Hedu, not to make peace with this Laoshizi, but to find out whether the chess pieces laid out some time ago are any more unexpected joy in addition to the purge of a group of Han people in the Qing court.

After the two sides met, they talked to Dubalabala, which was nothing more than to express the Qing court's appreciation of Wang Huan, and his figure was very low, and he did not have the contempt for the Ming Dynasty officials who were arrogant and squinted at people, and they talked with the attitude of the lower officials to their superiors.

"The Qing Emperor sent Weichen to hope that both sides would strike the army, and for the sake of the well-being of the common people in the world, he would suspend the war for the time being." He Du sat down, peeked at Wang Huan, lowered his head and said, "Daqing is willing to marry Lord Wang with the princess of the clan, thinking it is sincere." ”

Wang Huan listened carefully to Hedu's words, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he nodded: "It's a matter of time before you quit the army, but you occupy our land, and you want to strike the army, how can you listen to it?" ”

He Du hurriedly said: "Lord Wang misunderstood, the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, not greedy for land and population, if Emperor Taizong was not invited by the King of Pingxi to raise troops to avenge Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty and crusade against the traitor Li Zicheng, the Qing Dynasty would not have entered the customs." Later, after the suppression of the rebellion, there was no owner in the world, the lives were ruined, and the thieves rose together, and the regent in order to protect the country from falling into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong and others, he decided to make the capital of Beijing and enter the main pass, and his original intention was to avenge the emperor of the Ming Kingdom. ”

A hint of gloom flashed in Wang Huan's eyes, and he couldn't help but look at Hedu with admiration, he was able to say that aggression was so fresh and refined, he could be described as a talent.

He flicked his sleeves, wiped the non-existent dust from his legs, and said: "Baylor is eloquent, but since Li Zicheng is also dead, Zhang Xianzhong is also dead, and the master of the gate is also back, it is not right for your Qing Kingdom to occupy our land again. Compared to this, the princess and her relatives are better than nothing. ”

He Du listened, but he was not in a hurry, Wang Huan's reaction was reasonable, if Wang Huan agreed to marry the princess and go back to hold the child, it would be a ghost, he sat on the chair and leaned forward, and said with a flattering posture: "What the adults said is that whether the relationship is successful or not, it is an embellishment, and a strike is the right way." But Lord Wang, this land of the Ming Kingdom should belong to the strong, I have occupied some of it in the Qing Dynasty, even if it is to be returned, it should be returned to those who can have the strength to possess these lands, otherwise it will be given to the Ming Kingdom, if there is a second Li Zicheng coming out, wouldn't it be in vain? ”

Wang Huan narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"There is no owner in the four seas, and those who can have it have it." And Du said: "The Ming Dynasty has been open for hundreds of years, the number of gas has been exhausted, and now it is corrupt, and it has fallen to the point that even if there is a technique to return to the sky, it can not be supported. ”

Wang Huan didn't speak, bowed his head and drank tea.

He Du was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Wang Daren is both civil and military, and he is virtuous, and he is reckless, and he is fighting in the east and west, and he will make immortal contributions to the Ming Kingdom, and he will say a fair word, if it weren't for Lord Wang's strength like the Optimus Pillar and supporting the Ming Kingdom, would the Ming Emperor still be able to hide in Guangdong safely?" I'm afraid not! ”

"With the merits of Lord Wang, if in my Great Qing Kingdom, I would have been crowned a king and a lord, and I would have been above 10,000 people under one person, how could I still be a prince of the country?" The more He Du spoke, the more energetic he became, and he simply stood up: "There are many friends in the Ming Kingdom, and they are in the same situation with each other, Lord Wang is a gentleman and a gentleman, and he is not a good man, although he is a good meritor, he does not join the friends and the like, he is isolated in the court, he is plotted by villains, and even assassinated by his colleagues. ”

"Lord Wang, as the so-called good birds break the wood and perch, and the virtuous ministers choose the lord and do things, the Ming Kingdom is unjust, and it is a pity to waste a piece of Lord Wang's heart? And the adults are all tigers and wolves, monopolizing the vast land in the southwest and northwest, ruling millions of people, abundant taxes, abundant grain and grass, covering the Ming court I don't know how to go, this chaotic world, when fighting for hegemony, why not erect a flag to establish a country, take the existing territory as the foundation, and do a great cause of changing the dynasty! ”

He Du stood in the center of the room, facing Wang Huan, spread his hands, as if unfolding a slowly emerging grand plan, looked at Wang Huan on the high chair excitedly, and said in a seductive tone, full of hope: "If Lord Wang has such ambitions, the Qing Dynasty is willing to make peace with the princess of the clan, become a country of brothers, reconcile with a hundred generations, go south together, lay a great country, and share the prosperity of the world!" ”

(End of chapter)