"I won't attend your meeting in the evening, Xiao Liu, Brother Mao, you organize well, adjust your thinking, be more efficient, and you can't completely relax just because the time is not so urgent, that's not good." Luo Jian explained to the two.

"Chief, don't worry, we are all in a hurry, how dare you relax." Xiao Liu said with a smile.

"Xiao Liu, there is something you can get out first, which is the pendulum clock, this thing will sell very well in the future." Luo Jian said.

"Okay chief, this thing can be done quickly, if it doesn't work, then build a factory and find some businessmen to invest, but this factory can't be built here, and it's not easy to do secrecy work." Xiao Liu said.

Chen Zilong was in deep thought beside him, and he didn't hear what a few people said at all.

Shi Kefa smiled bitterly and pulled Luo Jian and left.

"Xinghua, the imperial court asked you to go to Nanjing, will you still go?" The two rode along the road, and Shi Kefa asked.

"Brother Ken, do you think I should go?"

"I think it's better for you to go and see what the Manchu court is intending to do, and what the court means."

"Then I'll go and get back quickly."

Back in the mansion, it was almost dark, and the imperial court had already arrived, talking about letting Luo Jian enter Beijing.

At the dinner table, only Luo Jian and Liu Lan ate a few bites, and after a few bites, Liu Lan opened her mouth and said: "Brother Luo, the quilt factory will start tomorrow, will you go and take a look?" ”

"I'm afraid I don't have time, I'm going to Nanjing again."

"What are you doing in Nanjing? The fat man wants you to go? ”

"Yes, the Manchu peace envoy was too arrogant, and the emperor couldn't stand it, so he let me go."

"Brother Luo, then I'm going too, I still have to go to see how the clothing store is, you still have more than a dozen palace maids there, why don't I help you pick them up?" Liu Lan squinted her eyes and said.

"Liulan, what do you say? You can go, you have to arrange the affairs of the quilt factory first. ”

"It's done, just wait for the start of work, I want to have a groundbreaking ceremony, or forget it."

"Isn't there some technology in the quilt factory to be kept secret? What kind of groundbreaking ceremony are you doing? ”

"Well, just let them start work directly, I have to accompany you to Nanjing, or the fat man will reward you with a bunch of beauties, how can you handle it."

"You little girl, think about it all the time, don't you know what kind of person I am?"

The two gossiped a little, went to bed early, and had to get up early tomorrow morning to go to Nanjing.

Early the next morning, Wang Zecheng took 200 cavalry and 100 riflemen and set off for Nanjing with Luo Jian and Liu Lan.

When I arrived in Nanjing, it was still dark, and this time the city gate guards did not stop it, and directly let Luo Jian and others enter the city.

When they arrived at the Weiguo Mansion in Nanjing, Ruan Dacheng and several officials were already waiting at the door.

"Xinghua, Miss Liu, it's been hard all the way!" Ruan Dacheng greeted him warmly, and introduced a few officials to Luo Jian.

Ruan Dacheng arranged a sumptuous reception banquet in the city, and at the banquet, Ruan Dacheng and several officials were very interested, obviously they were also full of expectations for the peace talks.

"Xinghua, what do you think about the peace talks?" Ruan Dacheng asked, and several other officials also looked at Luo Jian with blank eyes.

"Brother Yuanhai, do you also think that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is a sincere peace talk?" Luo Jian asked with a frown.

"Xinghua, now the Manchu Qing Dynasty has become a climate, although the Yangzhou army has won consecutive battles, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty is still powerful, if the imperial court can imitate the Southern Song Dynasty, the foolish brother thinks it is also good." Ruan Dacheng's ideas are estimated to represent the vast majority of people in Nanjing.

When Luo Jian heard this, he didn't answer, but just lowered his head and ate the food.

"Hmph, let's steal peace." Liu Lan said dissatisfiedly.

"Miss Liu, this is also a last resort, without Xinghua's several big victories in Yangzhou, the Manchu Qing Dynasty would not have come to peace talks, Xinghua still has a great contribution." Ruan Dacheng said.

"Co-authored Brother Luo's bloody battle in Yangzhou, just to let you live a peaceful life?" Ruan Dacheng's words made Liu Lan more and more angry.

"Liulan, don't say it, let's just do everything we need to do." Luo Jian knew that this kind of thinking could not be corrected in a few words.

Liu Lan was silent when she heard this, and buried her head in eating.

Luo Jian didn't want to speak, and the meal suddenly became a little dull.

After eating hastily, Luo Jian and Liu Lan were about to go back to the house, Ruan Dacheng wanted to say something, but seeing that Luo Jian was not interested, he couldn't help but say nothing.

Luo Jian and Liu Lan returned to the mansion, both of them were in a bad mood, the words of Ruan Dacheng and the officials just now were already uncomfortable, and when they arrived on the street, the joy on the street seemed to be too peaceful in the world, which made the two of them even more panicked.

"Brother Luo, when I go back, I must run the newspaper as soon as possible, if public opinion is not grasped, it will not work, and the emotions of the people in Nanjing are infected by these officials." Liu Lan said.

"Yes, it seems that I was wrong, and I was busy ignoring this problem, and we will work on it together when we go back this time." Luo Jian is also reflecting.

The two of them stumbled to the back garden of the Guogong Mansion, just like the state of mind of the two, and the small garden looked bleak in the late autumn night.

"Brother Luo, do you think we can go back?" Liu Lan asked softly.

"Alas, doesn't this damn intelligent system say that the energy is exhausted? God knows when it will be able to collect enough energy, and I'm ready not to go back. When he said this, Luo Jian was a little painful.

"Brother Luo, it's good to have you, if I were alone, I would have collapsed a long time ago." Liu Lan spoke, and gently leaned into Luo Jian's arms.

"Liu Lan, I forgot everything when I was busy, and I didn't care about you, you won't blame me, right?" Luo Jian hugged Liu Lan and said with some guilt.

"Brother Luo, I know that you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, how can I blame you, fortunately, a few of us can still help, you don't have to put too much pressure on yourself, in this situation, as long as there are no major changes, it will always not be a problem to drive the Manchus out."

"We can't be too optimistic, the current group of people in power in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, led by Dolgon, are not mediocre, and their policies are changing so quickly that I didn't expect them. Our strength lies in advanced ideas and knowledge beyond this era, and we still have to work hard to transform these into visible advantages. ”

"Xiao Liu really didn't see it before, but I didn't expect that the change of environment would stimulate all his potential, this kid really impressed me." Liu Lan said with a sigh.

"The environment creates people, Xiao Wang has also made great progress, he was just a soldier before, and now he is also very good at leading soldiers, and when the new equipment is installed, I am ready to let him lead the garrison division." By the way, apricots, don't they have any news yet? Luo Jian remembered where Lu Wei, Xing'er and others had gone after they escaped from Pingjiang, Hunan?

"There's no news yet, I think since I've escaped, I'll always be able to come back. Brother Luo, are we going to help Xiao Liu become a family? This kid is as busy as you, he can't take care of food, how can he have time to worry about his own business? ”

"You have to worry about this, you can't find the one with your feet wrapped." Luo Jian said with a smile.

"Didn't the emperor give you so many palace maids last time? In fact, many of these girls are from large families, some can read and write, and they are all untied, and the fat man is because he doesn't like this, so he sent them to you, go back and see if there are any higher quality. ”

The two walked to the wooden bench in the garden and sat down, Liu Lan snuggled in Luo Jian's arms, and the two looked up at the stars in the sky, neither of them spoke, enjoying a rare tranquility.

The next day, Luo Jian was not in a hurry, and slowly finished breakfast, and then rushed to the palace with Liu Lan in a carriage.

In the constant reports of the palace guards and eunuchs, the two quickly arrived outside the Wuying Palace, and when they arrived at the gate of the main hall, they heard someone inside talking endlessly.

The two strode into the hall and stepped forward to salute the fat emperor Zhu Youxiang with his fists.

"Hurry up and give a seat to the Duke of Wei and the Angel Girl!" Zhu Youxiang quickly remembered the seat this time.

When the eunuchs brought up two chairs and the two sat down, Luo Jian looked up at the people in the hall.

There are also three chairs on the opposite side, Ma Shiying sits at the top, and in the middle is a Manchu minister of about fifty, who is Feng Quan, the main envoy of the Manchu peace talks, and the next is a Manchu minister, who is the deputy envoy of the peace talks, Jia Lazhangjing, and the minister of the guards of the Qing Dynasty, Ji Bilong, and there are several guards in armor standing behind the two, and it is Feng Quan who is talking endlessly just now.

Luo Jian was a little surprised at how the Manchu guards in armor came up to the main hall.

"Your Majesty, do you have anything to do with Brother Luo coming over this time? Brother Luo is beating the Tartars all over the ground in Xuzhou to find teeth, if you don't urge, you will definitely arrest Duoduo for you to play. Without waiting for everyone to speak, Liu Lan spoke first.

As soon as Liu Lan said this, the ministers, guards, and eunuchs in the hall all laughed, but the faces of the two Manchu ministers became extremely ugly.

"Angel girl, Duoduo is the Prince Yu of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, not for playing." Zhu Youxiang's simple expression reappeared, the fat on his face twitched constantly, and he obviously couldn't hold back his laughter.

Feng Quan's face changed a few times, and he was about to stand up and speak, but Ma Shiying stood up first.

"Now is the time to make peace with the Manchus, it seems inappropriate for Miss Liu to say this, right?"

"Although I encountered small setbacks in Huai'an and Xuzhou in the Qing Dynasty, the soldiers pointed out in other directions, and everywhere Wang Shi went, the people all ate pot pulp to welcome Wang Shi. Under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the country is now peaceful and peaceful, and the emperor and regent of the Great Qing Dynasty cannot bear the suffering of the people of Li, but are willing to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty. ”

After Ma Shiying finished speaking, Feng Quan stood up and said a long paragraph.

"Oh? Are you Feng Quan? Former Ming Prince Taibao, Dongge University scholar Feng Quan? Luo Jian also stood up and asked.

"It's the old man, and Wei Guogong also knows the old man's name?" Feng Quan replied.

"Then I'm going to congratulate you!" Luo Jian said.

"What is the joy of the old man?" Feng Quan didn't know Luo Jian's intentions, and asked suspiciously.

"You have two joys, congratulations. After returning to Beijing for this peace talks, your master will reward you with two bones, which is a great joy. As soon as Luo Jian's words came out, the hall suddenly fell silent, and all eyes were turned to Feng Quan, and Feng Quan's face was already flushed.

"I have long said that we will build a martyr's shrine, and thousands of national heroes such as Yue Wumu, Prime Minister Wen, and Qi Dashuai will be enshrined in the martyr's shrine for the sake of the country and the nation not to be bullied by foreigners. At the same time, we will also set up a pillar of shame, those who forget their ancestors, and are willing to sell their bodies and souls to the invaders for their own selfishness, will be nailed to this pillar of shame forever, Feng Quan, you are now qualified to leave your name on the pillar, this is two joys, there are two joys, isn't it gratifying? ”

"You..." Feng Quan's face turned pale, he pointed at Luo Jian with his finger, his lips trembled, and he was speechless.

"Wei Guogong Xiu has succeeded in the benefit of his tongue, I have conquered the world by military armor in the Qing Dynasty, and Master Feng is a person who knows the times as a handsome man." Seeing that Feng Quan was speechless, he stood up and said.

"Who are you?" Luo Jian asked.

"I am the deputy envoy of the Qing Dynasty peace talks, Jia Lazhangjing, and the minister of the Qing Dynasty's internal guards, Ji Bilong. With the advantage of weapons, you occasionally won two victories, but Prince Yu lightly attacked the enemy, and my Qing warriors were not injured at all. "Kubilong has obviously been educated in sinicization since he was a child, and his words are so wrinkled.

Luo Jian is no stranger to Ji Bilong, and he is an important role in the "Emperor XX" that appeared later.

"What warriors? It's just a bunch of brutes! Where the beasts passed, it was like locusts passing through the borders. If you do not know how to restrain and kill my innocent people in vain, the day when the butcher's knife is struck at you will be the day when your people will be destroyed! Hearing Kubilong's words, Liu Lan stood up and pointed at Kupilon and scolded.