November of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen.

The weather has become cold, the people in the capital, have put on cotton clothes, as the New Year approaches, the people whose lives have become calmer, began to prepare to buy New Year's goods, everyone believes that this Spring Festival, will be able to have a very pleasant time.

At this time, the negotiation mission sent by the Later Jin Emperor Taiji arrived in the capital.

This is an unprecedented thing, Huang Taiji to the Ming Dynasty to bow down to the court, this request, approved by the Ming court, therefore, Huang Taiji sent a negotiation mission, specifically to the capital to negotiate, what is even more unexpected is that the leader of this mission, turned out to be the prince of the Later Jin Zheng Jierharang.

Some ministers in the imperial court believe that since the Later Jin Tartars submitted to the Ming Dynasty, they should not send any negotiation missions, and in accordance with the requirements of the Ming Dynasty, accept the conditions put forward by the imperial court, dissolve the Manchu Eight Banners, the Han Eight Banners and the Han Army, restore the Jianzhou Wei during the Wanli period, and send the Wei Commander to directly govern Jianzhou and other places, which is what the Later Jin Tartars should do, not send any negotiation mission.

Everyone knows that the so-called negotiation mission mostly means negotiations between two countries, and Houjin cannot be regarded as a country at all, Huang Taiji established himself as the emperor and established the Qing Dynasty, and the Ming court did not recognize this matter at all.

However, the emperor approved the practice of Huang Taiji sending a negotiation mission, in any case, the Houjin Tartar was once a big trouble for the imperial court, and it was also the hidden danger that the emperor was most worried about. At least to start a negotiation, there must be some conditions for Huang Taiji.

Many civil and military ministers did not know what the emperor thought, but they knew that the strength of the Houjin Tartars was still there, and the Manchu Eight Banners, the Han Eight Banners and the Han Army did not suffer a devastating blow, as well as the Mongolian Eight Banners. It is also very brave, at this time, Huang Taiji can submit to the Ming court, as long as the outcome of the negotiation is good, the Houjin Tartar will perform his duties in accordance with the requirements of the negotiation, and automatically submit to the Ming court, which is much stronger than the cruel fight between the two sides.

Later, the Jin Tartars sent Zilharang as the head of the mission, which shows that he attaches great importance to it, and the civil and military ministers in the court know it. Jierharang is the prince of Houjin, the identity is not ordinary, all along, Jierharang is low-key, not inconspicuous, but he is an important person who has been with Huang Taiji for a long time, Jierharang's brother Amin was punished by Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji let Jierharang take charge of the blue flag. Becoming the owner of the blue flag, it can be seen that Huang Taiji trusts Zilharang.

Zilharang was sent as the head of the mission. This is out of the surprise of the Ming court, the last time the Golden Tartar sent a delegation to discuss the exchange of goodness, but it was the red flag of Sony, although it was a Manchurian nobleman, but the identity could not be compared with Zilharang.

Zhu Youzhen was originally going to ask the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to be jointly responsible for the negotiations. The specific person in charge is at most the squire of the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of War, such specifications are very good, and I didn't expect that the Golden Tartars sent Zilharang.

After Zhu Youzhen urgently consulted with Yang Sichang, Zhu Xianxuan and others, it was decided to let Lu Shanji, the secretary of the military department, come forward to take charge of the negotiations with Zierharang.

The negotiation mission of the Later Golden Tartars entered the capital in secret. Along the way, the border army and the soldiers of the Yulin battalion sent by Lu Xiangsheng guarded, ordinary people did not know the way at all, after entering the capital, the personnel of the mission directly entered the same hall, and stayed in the north hall, which was heavily guarded, and no one was allowed to approach.

Negotiations need a series of procedures, Zilharang is obviously very serious, just arrived in the capital, it was proposed to the Ming court, the mission was ordered by the emperor Taiji, planned a series of procedures, hoping that the negotiations will be carried out in accordance with the procedures, if there is a chance to meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the mission must be to kneel.

Lu Shanji, who rushed into battle, did not reply to the request put forward by Jierharang for the time being, but transferred some officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites to draft relevant documents, which were all related to the matters that the Later Jin needed to do to submit to the Ming court.

From the moment Zilharang arrived in the capital, Liaodong, Fuzhou, Xuanzhou, Dengzhou, Datong, Ningxia and other places all received the emperor's decree, and the officials and troops stationed there needed to maintain stability and not provoke fighting at will.

Su Tiancheng was the first to receive the holy decree, and along with the holy decree, there was also a letter from Zhu Xianxuan.

Huang Taiji sent a negotiation mission, which was expected by Su Tiancheng, and he could also judge that the Houjin delegation stayed in the capital for a long time, at least for more than half a year, and the negotiations between the Ming court and the Houjin Tartars could not be concluded in a short time, I am afraid it would last for half a year or even a year, during which the two sides would put forward many conditions, and there would be a lot of bargaining, after all, the strength of the Houjin Tartars was still there, not to the point of exhaustion.

Huang Taiji sent Ji'er Harang as a negotiator, which was also beyond Su Tiancheng's expectations.

Among the many Manchurian nobles, Su Tiancheng's impression of Zierharang is good, anyway, Zierharang has a certain mind, and he is low-key, but he will never be ambiguous in key matters, although Dolgon and others in history are much more famous than Zilharang, and they are also a lot more arrogant, but from the perspective of what happened after his death, Jierharang is very successful, which also shows that Jierharang undoubtedly has great wisdom, and Jierharang is a real loyal minister, and he has been loyal to the Qing Dynasty all his life.

Jierharang came to the capital, which made Su Tiancheng more firm in his judgment, Huang Taiji adopted a strategy of delaying the army, relying on negotiations to gain time, and making arrangements and adjustments to many matters in the Great Qing Kingdom, and finally achieving ulterior goals.

From the tone of the letter, Su Tiancheng found that Zhu Xianxuan's understanding was very optimistic, which made Su Tiancheng feel vigilant, which at least showed that the emperor and many civil and military ministers in the court were not able to see through Huang Taiji's conspiracy and wishful thinking.

The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good. This is one of the core contents of Sun Tzu's Art of War, but over the years, the meaning of this sentence has been misunderstood, always thinking that the other party can be subjugated without war, which is the most brilliant victory, hundreds of years later, the academic community's understanding of this sentence is still controversial, Su Tiancheng believes that Sun Tzu said the meaning of this sentence, in fact, it means that in the process of fighting, it can destroy the opponent's military ability to the greatest extent, so that the opponent can not resist, this is the most clever strategy.

Su Tiancheng has always believed that the only way to subdue the Houjin Tartars is to completely defeat the Houjin Tartars, and even to exterminate the vitality of the Houjin Tartars, and even to physically eliminate the elites of the Houjin Tartars, such as Huang Taiji, Daishan, Jierharang, Dolgon, Duoduo, Haoge, Azig and other candidates, are not able to stay in the world, and they must be completely eliminated, so that the Houjin can be surrendered, and the Ming Dynasty can truly establish Jianzhou Wei and exercise effective jurisdiction over Liaodong.

In this process, there was also opposition to the extermination of the Mongol tribes, such as the Horqin tribe, these Mongol tribes, which became one with the Houjin Tatars, and resolutely supported and supported Huang Taiji.

It's a pity that Su Tiancheng's understanding is not so prevalent in the imperial court, and even Zhu Xianxuan's understanding is somewhat biased, and there are deep reasons for such an understanding.

The Ming Dynasty has always had a dispute between the main battle and the main war, in the past, because of the emperor's strength, the main battle factor occupied the upper hand, but with the decline of national strength, the main and faction gradually began to come out, the huge damage caused by the conquest and the fight to the national construction, as well as the consumption of financial resources, so that many of the main battle faction, it is difficult to be justified, especially in the apocalypse and Chongzhen years, the main and faction of thought is to occupy the upper hand, although it is not a naked peace, but in the process of conquest, For example, when Yang He, the father of Yang Sichang, the first assistant of the cabinet, was the governor of the three sides, he used more means of appeasement to the rogues who swarmed.

The Lord and the faction do not admit that their own understanding is to seek peace, but what they do shows such thoughts, you can't completely say that their understanding is wrong, too rigid and easy to break, blindly take tough measures, that is needed to be supported by strong national strength, but the Ming Dynasty does not have such ability for the time being.

Zhu Youzhen is not a belligerent person, in his understanding, there is a trend of thought in the main peace, and the emperor has this understanding, not to mention the civil and military ministers below.

The benefits of the Lord's peace are obvious, the situation of singing and dancing will not be broken, and the people of Li can temporarily immerse themselves in a peaceful life, enjoy the pleasures that should be enjoyed, make money that should be made, no one has to think about so many national affairs, and there is no need to worry about any threats.

This is what Su Tiancheng is most worried about, once the Ming court lacks external pressure and is in a long-term peace, he is a powerful minister, it has become the target of public criticism, and even the emperor has to worry, power is not what Su Tiancheng must obtain, if he completely subdues the Houjin Tartars, so that the outside of the Ming Dynasty is completely stabilized, Su Tiancheng can find a place to avoid disasters and hand over power, but in the current situation, it will definitely not work, and the Houjin Tartars have not suffered a devastating blow. The strength is still very strong, at this time, if the Ming court is content with the status quo and dumps each other, I am afraid that it will really go to the road of destruction. (To be continued......)