On the first day of the fifth month of the third year of Chengde, the emperor sent Wang Yan, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the servant of the Lifan Yuan, Zongda, to lead the people to Ili to the labor army, and the group rushed all the way, and arrived at the camp of Hongqing on May 19, in addition to bringing a large number of silver taels for the use of the labor army, but also brought the Chengde Emperor to the Western Expedition meritorious soldiers and rewards, such silver tickets and titles flew together, the three armies were all happy, and the already high morale suddenly swelled to the peak, But no one noticed that Hongqing's seemingly bright smile was faintly revealing a faint bitterness, there was no other, Emperor Chengde was a moth again!

Emperor Chengde was very polite in the edict, and did not forcibly press the negotiation on Hongqing's body, it was full of euphemistic negotiation tones, and it seemed that there was room for discussion, but in fact, it was just fake politeness, and look, Wang Yan and Zong Da, the two deputies who had negotiated with Lao Maozi, were sent to the front of the army, making it clear that they didn't want to give Hongqing a chance to refuse. — . {2} {3} {}{x}]

If it's just a matter of negotiation, it's nothing to deal with casually, the Qing army is a great victorious division at this time, and the old Maozi who has just experienced a bloody coup d'état is not convinced, as for the treaty signed, Hongqing will not care too much about it, there is nothing else, but where the agreement involving the relationship between the two countries is signed, from the moment it is signed, it has entered the countdown to be torn up, and when it will be torn up depends on the change in the comparison of the strength of the two sides, regardless of justice or not, only in the strength of the strength or weakness, in this regard, Hongqing knows very well that he doesn't attach much importance to the so-called peace agreement, and there is only one thing that Hongqing really cares about, and that is the cat hidden behind the fake politeness of Emperor Chengde!

With Hongqing's IQ, there is no need to wait for the secret report from the Jingshi to come out, and he can easily deduce what tricks Emperor Chengde will play next, which is nothing more than boiling frogs in warm water, that set, when dealing with the old fourteenth, Hongqing has already played a beautiful trick, and now, Emperor Chengde actually wants to use his own way to govern his body, and there are really some ridiculous people who make a big axe in front of Luban, but Hongqing can't laugh, not that he is worried that he can't deal with it, But he is tired of the endless open and secret battles between father and son, and in a word, he is tired!

Tired and tired, what should be done is categorically not to be neglected, although the careful thinking of Emperor Chengde is very disdainful, but the strategic deployment that should be made in advance, Hongqing will not take it lightly, this chapter is very fast, and he did not hesitate to undertake the negotiation, but he did not forget to put forward a few small requirements in this chapter that are not too excessive - one is to request the expansion of the provinces that build roads from Henan, Hebei and other four provinces to Shandong, Fujian and other ten provinces; The second is to request that more than 70,000 ordinary soldiers among the Russians captured in this war be escorted to the interior as laborers for road construction; The third is to explain that the reason why this war can win more with less depends on the sharpness of all kinds of new weapons carefully developed by the Ministry of Industry Research Institute, and request that the relevant personnel of the Ministry of Industry be rewarded, and the Ministry of Industry Research Institute will be upgraded to the Qing Academy of Sciences, and the affiliated schools will be tripled, and efforts will be made to cultivate relevant follow-up talents.

Hongqing's chapter is like this, even if the court stirs up a lot of uproar, it is generally the second elder brother and the third elder brother pushing behind the noise, vigorously criticizing the second paragraph of Hongqing's request, and declaring that such treatment of prisoners of war is not in line with the way of Chinese leniency, and said that if this matter is implemented, it is afraid that the Russians will raise swords again, and appeasement in the frontier is not conducive to Yunyun, but Emperor Chengde was not moved at all, and even the court meeting was not held, so Qiankun arbitrarily approved Hongqing's request, and even issued several oral edicts, Reprimanded the courtiers who danced the most cheerfully, and forcibly suppressed all the objections in the court, of course, this is not to say that Emperor Chengde really appreciates Hongqing's three proposals, in fact, Emperor Chengde is very dissatisfied with the three proposals, but, for the sake of An Hongqing's heart, even if he is reluctant, Emperor Chengde will never brush Hongqing's face at this moment.

What did Emperor Chengde feel in his heart, Hongqing didn't care at all, all he cared about was the result - Emperor Chengde tried to use this move to calm Hongqing's heart, and Hongqing, while Emperor Chengde's heart, did not forget the future development of the Qing Dynasty, this is where the gap between the quality of the two lies - if you want to get rich, build roads first, this is not a lie, but a real truth, after several wars, nearly 100,000 prisoners of war were captured, and it is naturally not possible to raise them in vain, as for letting go, it is even more inappropriate, waste utilization, Naturally it is a good thing, as for the establishment of the Academy of Sciences and the expansion of the scale of the affiliated school seems to be ordinary, but it is the key to Hongqing's deployment of the future - if you want to strengthen the country, it is not just as simple as fighting a few victories, opening up the people's wisdom is the key, with the expansion of the affiliated school of the Academy of Sciences, the future of national education will also have a solid foundation, because of this, Hongqing is quite satisfied with the "generosity" of Emperor Chengde, as soon as he received the edict, he immediately went to the chapter of praise, Haosheng slapped Emperor Chengde's sycophants, which really made Emperor Chengde Longyan very happy.

God knows when the Russian envoys will come, and even if Hongqing is wise, he can only wait patiently in the camp, and while training, he has not forgotten to send troops to exterminate the horse bandits.

After waiting for the wait, the Russian delegation finally arrived in Ili on June 20, and the delegation consisted of more than 100 people, including the Israeli and Russian Privy Council Minister Alexei? Peter? Grand Duke Petrovich was the chief envoy, and two deputy envoys, respectively, the commander of the 2nd Guards Army, Ivan? Ivanzovic? Grand Duke Ivanov and Deputy Speaker of the Supreme Council of the Orthodox Church, Lev? Palov? Archbishop Sibilsky, the rest are retinues and interpreters.

As soon as the Russian envoy arrived in Ili, he immediately asked to meet Hongqing, saying that he wanted to submit his credentials, and intended to explain the misunderstanding between the two countries, but Hongqing ignored it and did not receive the Russian envoy, but only asked Ding Song to come forward, placed the Russian envoy outside the camp, and sent a regiment of soldiers to "protect", Hongqing did not say a word about the Russian envoy's request for a meeting, but agreed to the Russian envoy's request for condolences to the prisoners of war, of course, As for the more than 70,000 Russian soldiers who were captured in the battle of Gedon Mountain, they had already been escorted to Zhenyuan City by Hongqing and imprisoned, and were preparing to be transferred to the interior one after another.

"Lord Wang, those old hairy men are here again, and they are clamoring to see you outside the camp gate."

Although he received the task of reaching a peace agreement with the Russians, Hongqing was not in a hurry, and he stayed up for ten days like a boiling eagle. Only then did I realize that something seemed to be wrong, and I didn't dare to take it lightly, starting from the fifth day, I asked to see outside the Qing army camp almost every morning, but unfortunately I couldn't even get the permission to enter the camp, let alone meet Hongqing, no, this morning Hongqing just finished breakfast for a while, and saw Ding Song come in from outside the tent with a wicked smile on his face, bowed to Hongqing, and said with a smile.

"Heh, you kid, you've gained a lot today, huh?"

Just looking at Ding Song's expression, Hongqing knew that this kid was having some fun, but he didn't care, he just snorted indispensably.

"Ha, thanks to the blessing of the prince, Lao Maozi's gift is getting heavier and heavier day by day, no, it has risen to five big yellow croakers today, and in a few days, it will be enough to marry two concubines in the end."

Hearing Hongqing's jokes, Ding Song immediately grimaced, laughing and laughing at himself, never hiding the weight of the Russians' bribes.

"Hey, Lao Maozi is rich, but you can knock hard, you don't have to be polite, but I'm afraid that your kid's concubine won't be able to marry, go ahead, call those old Maozi in, and this king will see each other."

It's not a good thing to take bribes, but Lao Maozi's money is not taken for nothing, Ding Song's extra money is a matter of Hongqing's permission, and he will not be very harsh, so he just laughed and scolded.

"Wow!"

As soon as he heard Hongqing's instructions, Ding Songke didn't dare to smile anymore, hurriedly bowed down and agreed, and hurriedly withdrew from the Chinese army's tent.

"Your Royal Highness Prince Ren, under the Privy Council of the Great Russian Empire Alexei? Peter? Petrovich, on behalf of Her Majesty Empress Catherine I, would like to convey to you the highest consideration. ”

Russia is making Alexey? Peter? Petrovich is extremely burly, at least two meters tall, wide and strong, walking, like a wall of flesh moving, but, obviously not a well-developed, simple-minded person, although he was treated coldly by Hongqing for several days, and at this time he saw Hongqing sitting steadily after the copywriter, he did not get up at all to greet him, obviously inconsistent with the so-called diplomatic etiquette of the West, but he did not protest, nor did he show the slightest dissatisfaction, just humbly bent down and took off his hat, He said a diplomatic scene without being arrogant or humble, and his demeanor and bearing were quite commendable.