Zhou Renyuan and Zhu Cihong left Shanhaiguan and finally arrived at the famous Ningyuan City, where Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, and Cao Wenzhao, the chief soldier of Ningyuan, came to meet them with their subordinate civil officials and military generals. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Ming Dynasty used literature to control the military, so the governor Qiu Minyang is the highest governor here, Qiu Minyang said, "The two highnesses worked tirelessly, from the Beijing division to the outside of the border pass, it is really the glory of my border soldiers." ”

Zhu Cihong hurriedly said: "All the Qing families are stationed at the border for me, and it is hard to protect my Ming frontier." This prince and Uncle Yongming are just making some meager efforts for the Ming Dynasty, where do they dare to talk about any hardship. ”

Seeing that Zhu Cihong's words were humble and did not have the slightest arrogance, everyone suddenly had a good impression, and hurriedly and modestly said that it was their duty to defend the frontier.

At this time, a young general muttered, "In my opinion, there is no need to negotiate peace with that Tartar, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, and I am afraid of a ball!" ”

Cao Wenzhao's face changed, and he scolded angrily, "Change Jiao, don't be presumptuous!" How can you, a little general, talk about the major affairs of the court? ”

This is Cao Wenzhao's nephew, Cao Bianjiao, who is known as General Xiao Cao, who is brave and brave in battle, and is also a tiger general in the Liaodong Army.

Zhou Renyuan smiled and said, "It turned out to be General Xiao Cao, it is better to be famous than to meet." Sure enough, he is a fierce general, and he is outspoken! Haha--"

Cao Bianjiao looked embarrassed, and besides, what he was most afraid of was Cao Wenzhao's uncle. He bowed down and said, "The last general will lose his words, and I hope that the two highnesses will forgive their sins!" ”

Zhou Renyuan said: "It's okay! Anyway! Since the generals have different ideas in their hearts, then the king will take advantage of this to talk to everyone. Sailor Zhaoyi General Zheng Chenggong is available? ”

Zheng Chenggong came out from behind and said, "The last general, Zheng Chenggong, see the two highnesses." ”

"General Zheng, you first tell me about what you saw and heard in the territory of the Tartars after your sailor broke through the island." Zhou Renyuan commanded.

"Yes!" Zheng Chenggong raised his head and said, "After the last general led twenty warships to break through Phi Dao this time, he has been harassing along the coast of the Tartars, and found that the Tartars have also begun to cultivate and weave men, and the fields planted are quite extensive. The last general is very cold! ”

"What?" The generals were furious and scolded one after another, "Such a thief, even forgetting his ancestors? ”

Zhou Renyuan waved his hand to signal everyone to calm down, "Don't be excited, generals, listen to this king." ”

Everyone had to be quiet, and listened to Zhou Renyuan say, "We don't have to be so strict with these people who were originally Ming, the people's requirements are very simple, that is, they can eat enough, live in peace, and there is no war." But Liaodong has been in war for decades, and the people have been displaced and cannot be stabilized. And after the founding of the Tartars, Hanchen was reused, and the system completely imitated my Ming Dynasty, what does this mean? It shows that the Tartar has realized the importance of gathering the hearts of the people in the world, this Huang Taiji is a hero, not reckless, he knows how to govern the country. Therefore, generals, we can't underestimate him, this peace meeting is also an opportunity for my Daming and Tartar to test each other. ”

"But after all, peace negotiation is detrimental to the prestige of the country for my Ming Dynasty!" Cao Bianjiao reminded. "At that time, I will worry that the two highnesses will not be able to retire successfully, but will be infamy, won't it damage the reputation of the two highnesses?"

The generals of Liaodong nodded one after another, they all admired Zhou Renyuan's ability to rescue Lu Xiangsheng for thousands of miles, although Lu Xiangsheng was martyred in the end, but after all, it was already shocking that a Ming county king could do this, and he also defeated the army of Dolgon and Yue Tuo.

"This king understands the love of the prince and me." Zhou Renyuan said with a smile, "But things always need someone to do, besides, the Tartars asked me to negotiate by name, although because the imperial court system did not conform to the final Let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be the right envoy, but I still have to go, I can't damage my Ming national prestige, and I have a belief in my heart, that is, 'If the country lives and dies for profit, how can it be avoided because of misfortune?'" ’”

"If a profitable country lives and dies, will it be avoided because of misfortune?" Qiu Min high-fived and said, "If the prince can have this belief, this peace agreement will not damage my Ming national prestige." Ladies and gentlemen, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince can succeed in making peace, that would be a good thing. If it doesn't work out, we, the civil and military generals of Liaodong, will fight to the death with that Tartar to the end, and let that Tartar see that our Liaodong men are all leading! ”

Everyone shouted, "What Lord Qiu said is that we are all with handles, there is a kind!" ”

Zhou Renyuan listened to this civil official Qiu Minyang also said foul words, it seems that he has been in this army for a long time, and literati also have blood, and then said, "Lord Qiu is not rough, since ancient times, the final negotiation and negotiation still rely on strength, only your lords, the general has the heart to fight to the death, and the prince and I can be more confident when negotiating, so that this time to negotiate peace, Governor Qiu, General Cao and General Zheng Chenggong will go to Jinzhou with me and the prince." What does the prince think? ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "Lord Qiu is the supreme commander of Liaodong, and General Cao is the chief soldier of Ningyuan, since it is related to Liaodong, it is reasonable for the two of them to go together, as for the Naval Division's Major General Zheng did not know about the Tartars of the FJ team before, you can also take this opportunity to understand the Tartars face-to-face, so very good!" ”

The rest of the people were envious in their hearts, and they all said that the sailor Zheng Chenggong had a great relationship with King Yongming, and he was named by King Yongming to accompany him today, and the rumors were true. Seeing that the crown prince Zhu Cihong obeyed Zhou Renyuan's words, it seems that this Yongming King is magnificent, and he will have to be close to this Yongming King in the future.

The next day, Zhou Renyuan found that Cao Bianjiao was also in the marching ranks, and Cao Wenzhao explained with a wry smile, "Lord Wang, my nephew has to come with him, and he has no choice but to agree, hoping that the prince will forgive his sins!" ”

Zhou Renyuan smiled and said, "Since General Xiao Cao is here, don't drive him back!" However, this Ning Yuan's armament must not be relaxed! ”

Cao Wenzhao said: "This prince, please rest assured, the last general has already been arranged!" ”

At this time, in the Jinzhou City General Soldier's Mansion, Zu Dashou was thinking worriedly, this time the imperial court actually sent the crown prince and the king of Yongming to negotiate with the Tartars, and the burden on his shoulders was not light. His Jinzhou army is less than 5,000 people, if the Tartars have any intentions, the safety of the prince and his party is a big problem.

Zu Dashou and the Tartars have been at war for decades, and they know the habits of the Manchu people, especially the emperor Taiji is cunning and scheming. "Peace? Bah! I don't believe that this Tartar really negotiated peace, and he made peace at the beginning to harm Inspector Yuan, and this time I saw that Huang Taiji was repeating the old trick! Thinking of this, he said to his cousin Zu Da Le, "Da Le, where is the envoy sent by the Tartars stationed and how many men and horses did he bring?" ”

Zu Dale replied, "According to the agreement, the place of the peace meeting is in Linghe Town, fifty miles outside the eastern suburbs of Jinzhou, and the Tartars are stationed there, and there are only three hundred people. ”

"In the past two days, has there been any movement in the Tartars?" Zu Dashou then asked.

"According to the report of the Tanma, the Tartars have been very calm in the past two days, and there is nothing abnormal, but you also know that our Tanma can't cross the Daling River, where it is the territory of the Tartars, and the Tartars' rangers are very well guarded!" Zu Dale replied.

"You should know that this peace meeting is very important, and it is the prince and the prince of Yongming who are here, I am afraid that this Tartar will play some tricks!" Zu Dashou said in a deep voice.

Zu Dale exclaimed: "No! This peace was proposed by the Tartars, and Hauge and Dorgon were sent to come, is this peace a trap? Tartars are so dishonest? ”

Zu Dashou shook his head and said, "I don't know, but be careful to make the 10,000-year-old ship, the Tartars must be honest, Nurhachi will not say anything about the 'Seven Hatreds' to raise troops against me, no matter what, we must send spies to cross the Daling River to find out one or two!" ”

Zu Dale took the order and left, alas--- I don't know if this peace conference is a disaster or a blessing for Daming? Zu Dashou sighed in his heart.

Three days later, Zhou Renyuan and his entourage finally reached Jinzhou City, the forefront of the Ming Fortress. When Zu Dashou saw that the important ministers and generals of Liaodong were here, he couldn't help but take a breath in his heart, his face sank, and he complained to Cao Wenzhao, "General Cao Bing, why did you come to Jinzhou when you didn't stay in Ningyuan?" If that Tartar sneaks up on Ning Yuan, this crime is something you Cao Zongbing can't afford! ”

This ancestor Dashou is the governor of the left capital, and his official position is much higher than Cao Wenzhao, Cao Wenzhao's face is flushed, "General Zu - this ---"

Zhou Renyuan hurriedly explained, "Don't blame Chief Cao for Governor Zuo, this is what Xiao Wang meant!" ”

Zu Dashou heard that he had a bad attack, and snorted coldly, "Since it is the meaning of the prince, forget it this time, but Ning Yuan's military defense must not be slack." ”

Cao Wenzhao hurriedly responded, "Don't worry, the last general has already been arranged before departure!" ”

Zu Dashou didn't say a word, and led everyone to the General Soldier's Mansion, after everyone saw the ceremony, Zu Dashou opened his mouth and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince!" Don't hide it from everyone, the last general will not approve of the two of your highnesses in Jinzhou, the old saying goes, 'gentlemen do not stand under the wall', this Jinzhou is the forefront of the war, if the two highnesses have anything to do, you are going to lose your heads. ”

Qiu Min looked up and said slowly: "Is Governor Zuo's words too exaggerated? ”

Zu Dashou sneered and said, "Lord Qiu, the last general's words are by no means alarmist, who knows more about the Tartars than me, the ancestral family has fought against the Tartars in Liaodong for generations, the Tartars will only show weakness after defeat, once they recover their vitality and make a comeback, this time the Tartars were defeated by the prince in the northwest, but my Ming losses are not small, Lord Lu Xiangsheng was killed in battle, can it be said that the Tartars are really defeated?" Let's think about it, why did the Tartars propose peace? ”

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong stood up angrily and said, "Zuo Dudu's words are biased, is it false that the Tartar was beheaded by the Yongming King?" ”

Zu Dashou hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the last general is not denying the merits of the Yongming prince, but the tartar did not hurt his muscles and bones. ”

Zhou Renyuan has been speechless, he has been anxious to negotiate peace with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he really wants the Ming Dynasty to breathe for two or three years, first deal with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the country, and then free up his hands to deal with Huang Taiji. But Zu Dashou has been in Liaodong for many years, and he still has to listen to some opinions, so he said, "The prince doesn't have to be angry, he still listens to Zuo Dudu's words." ”

Zhu Cihong sat down with a snort, ready to listen to Zu Dashou's next words.

Zu Dashou thanked Zhou Renyuan for a long time, and then said, "You have been in Liaodong for a long time, except for the two highnesses, have you ever thought about it, but what will be the final outcome of the Liaodong commander who can fight with the Tartars?" ”

Qiu Minyang, Cao Wenzhao, and Cao Bianjiao were suddenly shocked when they heard this, yes, Sun Chengzong, who used to be able to be called an opponent with the Tartars, was forced to resign before he was sixty, and the superintendent Xiong Tingbi was convicted and killed, and the superintendent Yuan Chonghuan was convicted and killed, it was really strange, and all the commanders and generals who were a threat to the Manchus did not end well.

Qiu Minyang's face turned pale and said, "Zuo Dudu means that the Tartar is fighting the idea of the Yongming Prince?" ”

Zu Dashou said with a heavy face, "The prince of Yongming became famous in the first battle of Xuanda, and Yue Tuo, the prince of Tartar, was shot by an arrow by the king of Yongming, and he was seriously injured and forgotten. You say that this Tartar doesn't hold a grudge against the prince? ”

"What?" Everyone was amazed, "This Yue Tuo was killed by an arrow from King Yongming?" ”

Zhou Renyuan smiled bitterly in his heart, he knew that Dolgon was the deputy envoy of the negotiation, and he knew that the arrow did not kill him that day, but Yue Tuo, and he and Huang Taiji had an undying hatred.

If this peace negotiation is really a trap, then I really underestimated Huang Taiji.

"But does that Tartar really dare to defy the world's condemnation and play tricks behind his back?" Cao Wenzhao asked.

"Fighting the world, where will you talk about etiquette, righteousness and shame? Mr. Cao's words were naïve. Zu Dashou said mercilessly.

Cao Bianjiao said loudly, "Even if what Zuo Dudu said is reasonable, but our Liaodong soldiers are not easy to mess with, just fight, afraid of his mother's ball!" ”

Zu Dashou said angrily: "General Cao, just with me, only 10,000 soldiers in Liaodong, can I fight hard with the Tartars?" ”

Zhou Renyuan stopped Cao Bianjiao's next words and said, "You don't have to be angry, Zuo Dudu's words are reasonable, this is all due to the king's inconsiderability." But negotiations still have to be negotiated after all, otherwise the Tartar will look down on me and have no one in the Ming Dynasty, and he won't even dare to negotiate, where does my Ming national prestige exist? In this way, the governor of Zuodu can send someone to keep an eye on this tartar, and let the prince and I meet with the tartar first tomorrow, so that the prince will not have to come forward for future negotiations, and if the tartar has any changes, he will escort the prince back to Beijing just in case. ”

Everyone nodded yes, and Zhu Cihong hurriedly said, "Fourth uncle, how can Cihong let you enter the danger alone?" ”

Zhou Renyuan said softly: "Prince, you are the world, your safety can involve the lives of everyone, including me, this is not the time for a battle of will!" Don't worry, the fourth uncle still has the ability to protect himself. ”

Zhu Cihong had to nod and agree when he heard this, and everyone was relieved.

Zu Dashou said, "Your Royal Highness, the last general has already sent spies to investigate the movements of the Tartars before you come, and as soon as there is news, the last will arrange everything." ”

Zhou Renyuan nodded and praised: "The old governor of Zuodu has become a country, and it is not a loss to be the Optimus Pillar Stone of Liaodong." ”

In Linghe Town, in the Manchu negotiation camp, Haoge was preparing to negotiate with the Ming State in high spirits. This time, his father was finally willing to let himself come out to do things for the Qing Dynasty, he was always in charge of some money and food in this household, and his talents were never brought into play. This time I was finally able to show my strengths, although this time I only came to negotiate with the Ming State, but at this negotiation table, I also taught those Ming people to know that my Qing Dynasty is not all people who only know how to fight, Ming people do not often laugh at the Qing Dynasty up to the royal family, down to the people only know the "Three Kingdoms", I Haoge is also a person with poetry and books, full of talent, both civil and military.

But what he was faintly unhappy in his heart was that his father actually sent his fourteenth uncle Dolgon to be this deputy envoy, didn't he just be defeated, and Yue Tuo was seriously injured and died, and his father did not punish him, but let him be a deputy envoy, I don't know what my father thought. This Dolgon has always been eyeing this throne, although his ambition has been suppressed by his father, and he does not dare to move in the slightest, but the body of the father on these two sides is getting worse and worse, and his nose often bleeds, especially after the death of the most favored concubine Hai Lanzhu, his father's mood is becoming more and more melancholy, and his body is getting worse and worse. Once his father died, it was unknown whether he would be Dorgon's opponent or not, and whether he would be able to sit on the throne.

Dolgon looked at the secret decree given to him by Huang Taiji over and over again in his big tent, and the more he looked at it, the paler his face became, and he felt a burst of fear and admiration for this imperial brother's scheming, and sighed, "If there is Huang Taiji for a day, there will be no day when I will come out of Dolgon!" ”