In the secret decree of Huang Taiji, Dolgon was instructed to open his mouth to the lion of the Ming State in this peace meeting, one is to ask the Ming State to recognize the Qing Dynasty, and the two sides will be brotherly states in the future, and no longer recognize the Jianzhou Jurchen as a vassal of the Ming State. The second is to require the Ming army to withdraw from Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and the Manchu and Ming countries to take 50 miles outside the Shanhai Pass as the border, and the third is to require the Ming State to deliver 1,000 taels www.biquge.info of gold, 200,000 taels of silver, and 200,000 catties of fine iron to the Manchus every year. Fourth, if the Ming State agreed to the above conditions, the Manchu Qing Dynasty could send 50,000 troops to help the Ming State exterminate the thieves.

Huang Taiji knew that the Ming Kingdom would not agree, but he just took a fancy to the weakness of the Ming Dynasty's current civil strife, and at the same time he had secretly ordered the 20,000 elite soldiers of Jierharang's blue flag and Duoduo's white flag to attack Jinzhou once the peace was not reached, and capture Zhou Renyuan to avenge Yue Tuo's death. What made Huang Taiji even happier was that he didn't expect Zhu Cihong, the prince of the Ming Kingdom, to come, it was really pie in the sky, if he could catch the prince of the Ming Kingdom again this time, then the Ming Kingdom would really lose his wife and lose his soldiers!

This plan was a conspiracy devised by Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng, and it was not disclosed to the other ministers of civil and military affairs until the Ming State agreed to negotiate peace and Haute and Dolgon set off. Unexpectedly, it was the Manchu ministers in the court who opposed it, such as Azig, Yanguli, who held military power, and the ministers of parliament, Sonny and Rausa, who felt that peace was peace, and could not be carried out under the guise of peace for the purpose of attacking, which made the world look at the Manchu Qing State in the future, and even Prince Daishan, who was in pain of losing his son, did not say a word to express his support for Huang Taiji's plan.

On the contrary, the Han officials who supported this plan were all Han officials who surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Fan Wencheng needless to say, was named Gongshun Wang Kong Youde by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Geng Zhongming, Huaishun Wang Geng Zhongming, Zhishun Wang Shang Kexi and other Han officials all expressed strong support for Huang Taiji's plan. This made Huang Taiji's closeness to the Han officials a little more, "It's still the truth that the Han people understand that this soldier is not tired of cheating, and my Manchu ministers only know how to fight and kill, which is useless!" Huang Taiji sighed in his heart. In the end, under the strong order of Huang Taiji, this plan was approved.

Hauge, who was kept in the dark, didn't know that he had sent himself to negotiate peace just as a puppet until Dolgon received the secret decree from Huang Taiji and handed it to him. ”

Dolgon's eyes moved when he heard this, and he silently took Hauge's words to heart, sneered and returned to the big tent, and laughed wildly in his heart, "Good nephew, you are a great gift to my uncle!" Haha--"

Two days later, Zhou Renyuan and Zhu Cihong's peace team came to Linghe Town, and Zu Dashou personally led 2,000 cavalry to garrison less than ten miles away from Linghe Town in order to prevent accidents.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Daming, His Royal Highness the King of Yongming has arrived!" Shen Tieshan shouted in a suit of armor, he was also very nervous in his heart, as the commander of King Yongming's personal guard, he didn't dare to leave Zhou Renyuan for half a step.

Mo Zhu is also dressed as a pro-soldier, always vigilant against the Tartar soldiers around the big tent opposite, he regrets coming to Liaodong, although it is already the beginning of spring, but the weather here is still very cold, and he is often awakened by freezing when he sleeps at night.

At this time, the big tent was full of more than a dozen pigtailed soldiers wearing heavy armor, who seemed to be the personal guards of the Tartar chief. Immediately after that, two young Tartars dressed in luxurious clothes came out, and a young Tartar in bright yellow clothes clasped his fists and said, "The Great Qing Dynasty and the special envoy Prince Haoge, Prince Lian Dolgon, welcome His Royal Highness the Prince of Daming, His Royal Highness the King of Yongming." ”

Zhu Cihong and Zhou Renyuan also clasped their fists and said, "The Great Ming Council and the special envoy Prince Zhu Cihong, and the King of Yongming, Zhu Youlang, also welcome the two Royal Highnesses. ”

When the four of them came to the big tent of peace, the guards on both sides were lined up, staring at each other unconvinced, and sparks flew everywhere.

Dorgon smiled magnanimously, "These wolf cubs, why are they still fighting here?" Let's all go down, don't get in the way here. ”

Zhou Renyuan also waved his hand to signal Shen Tieshan and them to leave too, and the guards on both sides glared at each other before they walked to the outside of the tent to stay on guard.

"Your Highnesses have never been outside of this place, have you?" Hauge asked.

Zhu Cihong looked at this Haoge graceful, white complexion, polite, not like the arrogant attitude of a barbarian that people often say, not graceful and replied with a smile, "I grew up in the deep palace since I was a child, but I always yearn for the black land of Liaodong, I heard that the snow here is the size of a goose feather, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

Haoge smiled and said, "The prince has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and the heavy snow in Liaodong is an elegant thing for the literati, but it is actually a disaster for the people of Liaodong." ”

Zhu Cihong's face turned red, thinking that Haoge was ridiculing him for not secretly understanding the people's feelings, but only knowing the wind and snow, he was slightly angry in his heart, and said calmly, "Yes, this prince really doesn't know that this heavy snow is a disaster for the people." Therefore, I often patrol the Quartet with King Yongming, and King Yongming often says to me, 'It is better to read ten thousand books than to travel ten thousand miles', and if you want to clean up this Daming mountain and river, you have to start from your feet step by step." ”

"Huh? Does the Yongming prince like to travel? Dolgon asked, looking at Zhou Renyuan, the opponent on the battlefield.

Zhou Renyuan smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness, I am a vast land, a vast territory, this king just thinks that if you want to understand the various states in this world, you must practice like that ascetic. Xiao Wang is not talented, is trying to prove that this 'unity of knowledge and action' can calm the world? ”

Dolgon wondered: "Aren't all the scholars and doctors of your Ming Kingdom advocating Confucianism? To tell you the truth, our prince Haoge's teacher is you Han Chinese, and he teaches the way of Confucianism. ”

Zhou Renyuan smiled, and then said, "Confucianism is the end of the technique, it's not enough! ”

Hauge listened to it, and his heart itched: "Hauge would like to hear about it!" ”

Zhou Renyuan joked: "Does Prince Haoge want to worship Xiao Wang as a teacher?" ”

Haoge's face was slightly red, the first time he heard that people looked down on Confucianism, his curiosity rose, and he muttered, "As long as King Yongming is willing to solve my doubts, it is not impossible to apprentice?" ”

Dolgon coughed and interrupted, "Prince Haoge's thirst for knowledge is the first person in my Qing Dynasty, but he is my Prince of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Hauge's face changed, knowing that Dolgon was reminding him to pay attention to his identity, but he saw that Zhou Renyuan was younger than himself, how could he repay him in detail and say that he was both civil and military, or for the lyrics and songs, so he couldn't help but ask, "I heard that the prince of Yongming has the ability to become a poem in seven steps of Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

Zhu Cihong, who was on the side, was afraid that Zhou Renyuan would lose face and damage the prestige of the country, so he interjected and said proudly, "Of course, my fourth uncle's knowledge is incomparable to that of Confucianism, and the lyrics and songs are even more precedent!" ”

Hauge was even more impatient, and pleaded, "Although we are here to negotiate peace, Hauge is presumptuous, can you ask King Yongming to compose a poem?" ”

At this time, it was snowing in the sky, Zhou Renyuan stood up and said to the outside of the tent, "Since Prince Haoge has invited, how can Xiao Wang refuse." Well, let's take this as the title. ”

Dorgon looked at Hauge dissatisfied, this was to negotiate peace, not a meeting of literati. When vassals are elegant.

I only heard Zhou Renyuan chant slowly, "The scenery of the northern country, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow." Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, only reckless; Up and down the river, suddenly lost and surging. Mountain dance silver snake, the original Chi wax elephant, want to be higher than the heavenly public test. It must be a sunny day, and look at the red dress, which is extraordinarily enchanting. Regret the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, slightly lose the literary style; Tang Zong and Song Zu are slightly less coquettish. A generation of Tianjiao, Genghis Khan, only knows how to bend the bow and shoot the eagle. The past, the number of romantic figures, but also look at the present. ”

"What a big spirit." Hauge and Dorgon exclaimed. This Yongming King doesn't even pay attention to Tang Sect and Song Ancestor and Genghis Khan, where is the end of the ambition in his heart? Dolgon's murderous machine suddenly started, this Yongming King could not be kept at all, as long as he survived for one day, it would be a major threat to the Qing Dynasty.

Zhou Renyuan sensed Dolgon's hostility, pulled Zhu Cihong with one hand and Hao Ge with the other, and said with a smile: "Although this is a peace, in the future, the two princes will talk more, get closer, and think more about the people of the Ming and Qing countries. ”

Hauge also quietly wrote in "Qinyuan Spring. In the artistic conception of "Snow", Zhou Renyuan was pulled out of the tent by Zhou Renyuan, Zhou Renyuan glanced at Shen Tieshan, and Shen Tieshan immediately led the guards to protect them. Dolgon was very anxious behind him, he didn't expect this Yongming King to be so alert, Hauge was still in his hands, so he had to chase him out and shout, "The crown prince and this king send the two highnesses of Daming." ”

Zhou Renyuan let go of Haoge, rode on the horse and said, "Today is just for everyone to see each other, and the matter of peace will be discussed another day." I don't have to work for two people to send it away! ”

At this time, Zhu Cihong also sensed that something was wrong, and was pushed behind the horse by Shen Tieshan, holding his fists and saying, "Farewell!" ”

Dolgon and Hauge watched Zhou Renyuan and his party gallop away, and Dolgon sighed, "This Yongming King of the Ming Dynasty is not simple, if this person is not removed, I will never have peace in the Qing Dynasty!" ”

Haoge had a great love for Zhou Renyuan, and said, "Uncle Fourteen, can't we recruit this Yongming King to come to my Qing Dynasty?" ”

Dolgon sneered and said, "I, the Qing Dynasty, can recruit all the generals of the Ming Dynasty, but only this King Yongming can't, the crown prince, don't forget that this Ming Dynasty is the world of his Zhu family?" Besides, if you look at the mind shown in his poem, did you ever put me in the eyes? Don't bother! It's better to report to the emperor and prepare to do it! ”

Zhou Renyuan and Zhu Cihong galloped fast, never stopping all the way, and only stopped when they knew that they had joined Zu Dashou's cavalry. Zhou Ren was far from being nervous, and the undershirts inside were soaked. If I hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, I'm afraid it would have been difficult to get out of Linghe Town today.

Zu Dashou saw that Zhou Renyuan and Zhu Cihong had a bad face, knew that things were not good, and did not dare to ask more, so he escorted them back to Jinzhou City.

Qiu Minyang, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, Zheng Chenggong and others who were waiting in the General Soldier's Mansion all hurriedly asked after they returned, "Prince, Lord, how is it?" Are the Tartars really trying to make peace? ”

Zhou Renyuan silently ignored everyone and went directly into the backyard, but Zhu Cihong threw his horsewhip and scolded, "Discuss peace and fart, this Tartar wolf is ambitious, if it weren't for the fourth uncle's alertness, this prince and my fourth uncle wouldn't be able to come back!" ”

"Huh? What the hell is going on? The crowd exclaimed.

Zhu Cihong said around his head, "Actually, I don't know very well, but in the big tent of discussion, the fourth uncle suddenly took me with one hand and Tartar Haoge with the other out of the tent, saying that he would discuss it another day, and then rushed back all the way back without any words." I just don't think that's right. ”

Everyone knew that Zhou Renyuan was far-sighted, and when he saw that the opportunity was wrong, he rushed back, which means that there must be a problem.

Zhou Renyuan sat in the room, sulking. It seems that he still underestimated Huang Taiji, and today, Dolgon's eyes were full of murderous intent that made him conclude that the Manchu Qing's peace negotiation was not a sincere peace, and his judgment was wrong, and he was thinking hard about what the arrangement of this Huang Taiji would be? How should I face this crisis?

Zu Dashou and everyone waited in the hall, talking to each other and whispering. At this time, Zu Dale led a bloodstained soldier to run in and shouted, "Big brother, the spies are back, and there is an urgent military report." ”

When everyone in the hall saw this, they were shocked and said, "It seems that things are going in the most dangerous direction." ”

Zu Dashou said loudly, "If you have any military information, report it quickly." ”

The bloodstained soldier gasped, "The little one and his five brothers crossed the Daling River, and fifty miles away from the Daling River, they found the camp tent of the cavalry of the Tartar brigade, estimated at no less than 20,000 people. The other brothers were killed by the Tartars' rangers, and only the little one escaped alone. ”

"What?" Everyone was horrified, 20,000 cavalry, this is really dangerous, if the Tartars come to attack, this Jinzhou City will be difficult to protect.

Zu Dashou shouted, "Why don't you invite King Yongming to come to discuss the matter?" ”

Zhu Cihong didn't care much, and hurriedly ran to the backyard to Zhou Renyuan's room, and said, "Fourth uncle, come to the front hall to discuss matters, there is a Tartar military situation!" ”

Zhou Renyuan hurriedly came to the front hall, and everyone told him about the current situation. Zhou Renyuan calmed down, thought for a moment and said, "This king has now fully understood the intentions of the Tartars, the peace negotiation is fake, the Tartars want to use the prince and me as bait, and they will definitely attack Jinzhou." The top priority now is to immediately escort the prince back to Shanhaiguan and then to Beijing. ”

Everyone nodded yes, and Zhu Cihong hurriedly said, "What about you, fourth uncle?" ”

Zhou Renyuan said, "Tartar, he has a good plan, I have a wall ladder, Huang Taiji wants to use me and the prince as bait, I will be this bait in Jinzhou." ”

"What? What is the king's plan? Cao Wenzhao asked.

"Huang Taiji wants to take advantage of this to negotiate and besiege Jinzhou to capture the prince and me, once the prince and I leave Jinzhou, we will definitely be ashamed of the world. As long as I stay and continue this peace negotiation, the two sides will certainly not tear this skin apart, so as to buy time for the army to come to help. Zuo Dudu, how much time can you protect yourself in Jinzhou? ”

Zu Dashou said, "If it's just those 20,000 Tartars, it won't be a problem to protect this Jinzhou City for three to five months." But if there is a time, the last general is afraid that the grain and grass in this city will not be supplied. ”

"Good." Zhou Renyuan nodded and said, "Now the flying pigeon has sent a message to Jingshi to ask for reinforcements, and in addition, General Cao and Governor Qiu should return to Ningyuan immediately and prepare for war, the Tartars will not only fight Jinzhou, Ningyuan is also one of the targets." General Zheng Shao, you will also return to Ningyuan immediately, and command the sailors to respond in this Bohai Bay, I don't know how long your grain and grass can last? ”

Zheng Chenggong said, "The last general looted a lot in the Tartars last time, and it is not a problem to maintain it for three or five months. ”

Zhou Renyuan said: "This time the Tartar is bound to this Jinzhou City and Ningyuan, if Jinzhou and Ningyuan are not guaranteed, I hope that the generals can break out and approach this Bohai Bay, and General Zheng's sailors will be there to respond." ”

Everyone's hearts were cold, and they were moved and said, "The prince thinks about defeat first, and then thinks about victory, quite a general, and the last general will receive his life!" ”

Everyone went back and packed up to prepare for the return trip, Zhu Cihong came to Zhou Renyuan's room, heard Zhou Renyuan talking to Mozhu, only to hear Zhou Renyuan say, "Mozhu, you better go back to Beijing with the prince!" ”

Mo Zhu was reluctant to say, "Little prince, I don't want to go back, I'm willing to follow you!" ”

Zhou Renyuan scolded: "You are unwilling to obey, aren't you?" This battle is dangerous, even I am not sure if I can completely retreat, you little child's family is too dangerous here! ”

Mo Zhu cried, "The last time the little prince went on the expedition, he didn't take me with him, this time I am not by your side, if you have three long and two short, how can I go back to face the old prince, the princess, and Miss Wang, even if I die, I will die with the little prince." Besides, I haven't interrupted the swordsmanship taught by Commander Shen, and I can also go into battle to kill the enemy. ”

Zhou Renyuan touched Mozhu's head, "You really don't regret it!" ”

Mozhu replied firmly, "I don't regret it!" ”

"Okay, then you can stay, but be sure to watch your own safety." Zhou Renyuan let out a long sigh.

Mo Zhu burst into tears and said with a smile: "The last general is ordered!" ”

Zhu Cihong also wanted to stay to defend against the enemy, but knowing his identity, his father and the generals of Liaodong would not allow him to stay. knocked on the door and entered Zhou Renyuan's room, and said with red eyes, "Fourth uncle, Cihong is here to resign, I don't know what else the fourth uncle can explain to me?" ”

Zhou Renyuan took out a copy of the recital and said, "This is the plea I just wrote, this time I made a mistake in judgment, and I asked the prince to transfer it to the emperor on my behalf." ”

Zhu Cihong hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no!" This peace conference is all a trap of the Tartar envoy, what does it have to do with the fourth uncle? Besides, it is still the father and the emperor and the ministers of the court who appointed you as the deputy envoy of the council, and the fourth uncle should not bear any responsibility. ”

Zhou Renyuan smiled and shook his head and said, "Actually, the emperor's agreement and willingness to negotiate peace are more or less influenced by me, and I still have to bear some responsibilities, so you should hand it over to the emperor on my behalf." ”

Zhu Cihong reluctantly took Zhou Renyuan's plea, and continued to ask, "Is there anything else?" ”

Zhou Renyuan pondered for a moment and said: "What I'm most worried about is what reinforcements the imperial court will send to Liaodong this time, my Ming army is not good at fighting with the Tartars, if I can transfer the two thousand cavalry I left in the Beijing division and the He Ren Longbu of the Tianxiong army, then I can fight with the Tartars." And no matter how you ask the prince to speak before the emperor, I will still be the supervisor. ”

Zhu Cihong said firmly: "After Cihong returns to Beijing, he will definitely live up to the trust of the fourth uncle, and he will definitely make a statement to his father." ”

Zhou Renyuan suddenly touched Zhu Cihong's head and said, "Cihong, although you and I are uncles and nephews. But in the heart of the fourth uncle, I have always regarded you as my disciple, brother, if something happens to me in Liaodong, I hope you can persuade the emperor to move the capital to Nanjing, even if the emperor does not agree, you have to find a way to take your brothers and sisters to Hengzhou Guiwangfu, which is a safe place. ”

Zhu Cihong knelt on the ground and cried, "The fourth uncle's love for Cihong, Cihong will never forget, and I hope that the fourth uncle can return to Beijing safely and continue to protect my Ming Dynasty!" ”

Zhou Renyuan also shed tears, helped Zhu Cihong and said with a smile, "Maybe my words are too early, I will go back alive." Prince take care all the way! ”

Zhu Cihong, Qiu Minyang, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao and Zheng Chenggong left Jinzhou City in the vast snow, Zhu Cihong looked back at Jinzhou City covered by heavy snow, and prayed in his heart, "Fourth uncle, you have to come back safely--"