Chapter 327: Negotiation
After Luo Jian had a long talk with Zuo Mao, he felt that although Zuo Maodi was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he was not a pedantic person, and he would soon be able to let go after a period of sadness.
The spring rain did not stop until the third day after they came, and the long-lost sunshine finally appeared, and everyone's mood improved.
The peace talks with the Manchu court were scheduled for three days later, and the venue was set in the county seat of Wen'an.
Forty-eight-year-old Sony did not sit in a sedan chair, but rode a horse with dozens of retinues towards Wen'an County, and when he arrived outside the county, Sony saw the endless Wehrmacht tents, which made Sonny feel a little chilled.
Fortunately, Dolgon and Sony were a little lucky that they didn't kill Zuo Maodi and other Nanming envoys at the beginning, if they really killed them at the beginning, I'm afraid Sony wouldn't dare to run away this time.
Looking at the green tents in the distance, Sonny wanted to see through these tents how invincible the Wehrmacht was, but all he could see was tents, because the 7th and 10th Divisions had already been pulled outside for tactical drills and were not in the camp.
Several horses galloped towards him, and when he came to a stop in front of Sonny and the others, a Wehrmacht soldier glanced at Sonny and his entourage on his horse, and said coldly: "You come with me!" ”
The condescending attitude of the Wehrmacht soldiers made Sonny feel insulted, and he had the heart to turn around, but it was just a flash of thought, Sonny glanced at Chen Mingxia, the deputy envoy of the peace talks next to him, patted the horse lightly, and still followed.
The ambassador for the peace talks on the side of the Wehrmacht was none other than Zuo Maodi, and Yi Bangcai and Wang Qiang were the deputy envoys for the peace talks.
Although he knew that the peace talks were just a false promise, Zuo Maodi still happily accepted this task, and in the past few days he and several attachés went to the Seventh Division for a long time, and he was very interested in this new type of army, and through Wang Qiang's introduction, he was now full of confidence in defeating the Manchus.
Wang Qiang's fast words and no taboos surprised Zuo Maodi. But Zuo Maodi quickly fell in love with Wang Qiang's sunshine and self-confidence, and when he knew that Wang Qiang was also one of several "angels", Zuo Maodi's style of speaking to Wang Qiang also understood.
Sonny and his entourage were taken to the front of the Wen'an County Ya, where there was already a row of Wehrmacht soldiers standing in front of the door, and seeing that Sonny and the others had arrived, a man who looked like an officer stepped forward and said to Soni: "We only arranged ten seats. Please choose 10 people to enter. ”
Sonny had no choice but to take a few attachés with Chen Mingxia into the county office, and when they arrived at the lobby, they saw that the Wehrmacht and the peace talks had not yet arrived, and there were rows of tables on each side of the lobby, and it seemed that the peace talks were here.
Sonny waited for a while, and then there was a sound of footsteps from the back hall, and it was Zuo Maodi and Yi Bang who had arrived.
Sonny carefully looked at the few people who came, he had seen Zuo Maodi, and saw Zuo Maodi walking in the middle. Obviously, the governor did not come to participate in this peace talks, although he knew that Luo Jian, who was the first person in the Nanjing government, was unlikely to participate in this peace talks, Sony was still a little disappointed in his heart.
Zuo Maodi was in a very good mood, he was a prisoner a few days ago, and now he has become an ambassador for peace talks. Seeing that Chen Mingxia was also sitting at the negotiation table on the side of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Zuo Maodi stared at him and saw that Chen Mingxia lowered his head.
Chen Ming Xia Chongzhen has been exploring flowers for 16 years, and he has been famous all over the world before he came out. Zeng was an official in the second section of the household department and the military department, although his position was not high. But he is powerful, Zuo Mao was a squire in the military department at the time, and he is also quite familiar with it. In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the Dashun army invaded the capital, and Chen Mingxia immediately took refuge in Dashun, and then surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became the right attendant of the Manchu Army.
At the time of his captivity. Chen Mingxia also came to persuade him to surrender on the order of Dolgon, but was reprimanded by Zuo Maodi, and Chen Mingxia felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Zuo Maodi again today.
"Congratulations to Zuo Shilang on getting out of prison, and today I hope that Zuo Shilang can put the common people in the world first, if the Qing Dynasty and the Nanjing government can coexist peacefully. It is also a great merit of Mr. Seeing that Zuo Maodi and the others had already stood in front of their seats, Sonny got up and clenched his fists at Zuo Maodi and said.
"Hehe, I heard that when Dolgon was going to kill Zuo that day, you also made a persuasion, and today Zuo thanked you." Zuo Maodi also clenched his fists and said.
Waiting for Zuo Maodi and the others to sit down, Sony, Chen Mingxia and the others sat down.
"Today, on the orders of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, we have come to negotiate with your envoys, and we have only one purpose, that is, to protect the people from the scourge of swords and soldiers, and to make a living for the people of the world, and we hope that the National Defense Forces will stop all military operations." Sony spoke first.
"For the livelihood of the world? If the Manchu court really made a living for the people of the world, why did it send a large army to the south, kill my hundred officials, and kill my people? Hearing Sonny say this, Zuo Maodi couldn't help but sneer and said.
"Zuo Shilang doesn't have to dwell too much on the past, what conditions do you have to get now that your army can stop marching to Beijing?" Sony knew that he was involved in these things, and he was afraid that he would not be able to figure it out for a few days and nights, so he simply asked straight to the point.
"The conditions for stopping the march? Let's talk about this, Master Wang. Zuo Maodi smiled, pointed to Wang Qiang beside him and said.
Wearing a camouflage helmet and a figure of one meter eight, Wang Qiang sat in the middle of the crowd It was a little abrupt, Sony had long paid attention to it, and felt that he was always a little different from everyone else, and now I heard that he was Wang Qiang, the commander of the Seventh Division, and knew that he was also one of the "angels" who came to Yangzhou at the beginning, and couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
"You're Sony, aren't you? I've heard of you for a long time, and they all say that you're not bad, and if I tell you the conditions, I guess you won't be able to be the master, and you have to go back and ask Dorgon. We have the following conditions, you have to listen clearly. ”
Wang Qiang smiled, the Sony in front of him was completely incompatible with the Sony in the TV series "XX Emperor", and he couldn't help but feel a little funny.
"Master Wang, but it doesn't hurt to speak, although the old minister can't be the master, but the old minister has to pass the word." Sony didn't care about Wang Qiang's words, and sat on the seat and said with his fists clenched.
"First, Emperor Shunzhi must abdicate. Our Nanjing government will not let China have an emperor again, this is the premise, if this article is not agreed, the other is not to be discussed. ”
Wang Qiang's voice was not loud, but Sony was shocked, he really didn't expect that the first condition of the Wehrmacht was this, and he couldn't explain this alone.
"Article 2: All Manchus must obey the arrangements of the Nanjing government and are not allowed to return to live in the northeast, because in the future, the Manchus, as a member of the Chinese nation, can only support themselves like the Han and other people."
Sonny listened to the second one, but his heart was a little steady, he knew that Wang Qiang said that the Nanjing government would definitely do it, and he was secretly happy to hear that his people would not be wiped out.
"Article 3, the Manchu court must release as soon as possible all Han Chinese people who were forced into slavery and return the land and property they forcibly occupied."
"Fourth, the Manchu court must disband all armies..."
Wang Qiang continued to speak one by one, and in the end, Sony's face turned pale, and he finally understood now that the Wehrmacht was not trying to negotiate peace with the Manchus, but was asking the Qing court to surrender unconditionally.
After a little bit of fluctuating mood, Sony pressed his hands on the table, stared at Wang Qiang and said: "Senior Master Wang, you and I both know that although you have some advantages now, I am not without the strength to fight in the Qing Dynasty. ”
"Hehe, negotiation, it's bargaining, you can also talk about the terms of your peace talks." Wang Qiang didn't care about Sony's somewhat terrifying eyes, and said with a smile.
"In the first year of Shunzhi, I issued a proclamation in the Qing Dynasty and said, 'It is deeply painful that the Ming Dynasty is exhausted, and it is difficult to stand alone. Use to move my big Qing house to this northern soil. Fierce soldiers and horses will destroy the ugly and appease all countries. If you don't have the heart to enrich the world, it is really a plan to save China. 'Now the thieves and thieves have been destroyed, and the Nanjing government can also perform the duties of the imperial court, and I have fulfilled my responsibilities in the Qing Dynasty, and now my emperor wants to lead my Qing subjects back to the land of Longxing, we only have this condition, if I do not comply, I can only fight to the death. It seems that Sony has learned Chinese very well, and a paragraph is interspersed with text, and Wang Qiang is like a fog.
"Mr. Zuo, what does he mean? I didn't get it. Wang Qiang asked Zuo Maodi without hesitation.
Zuo Maodi smiled and said: "It means that they entered the customs to help the Ming Dynasty fight thieves and sacrifice thieves, and now that the matter is done, they are going back." ”
"Damn, he can say such an ugly thing so elegantly, I admire it a little." Wang Qiang said with a smile.
Except for Yi Bangcai, no one understood that Wang Qiang had just burst into a foul language, but the meaning was understood, and Sony's face was a little red.
The conditions and bottom line of both sides have been said, and the rest is to bargain, listening to Zuo Maodi and Yi Bangcai and others and Sony and a group of people also talking, Wang Qiang didn't understand very well, and actually fell on the table and dozed off.
Today's weather is clear, Luo Jian arrived at the training ground of the 10th Division, the two regiments of the 10th Division have just replaced the Yangzhou Type 2 rifle, after these days of training, whether there is any progress, Luo Jian wants to come and see today.
The two regiments of the 10th Division have made rapid progress under the training of instructors sent by the 7th Division, and various tactical actions have reached a certain level, Luo Jian is very satisfied, and Ma Yingkui is also quite proud.
In the distance, a horse galloped over, the war horse stopped a few dozen meters away from Luo Jian and Ma Yingkui, and a combat staff officer jumped off the horse and handed a folder to Luo Jian's hand.
Luo Jian took it and saw that it was the minutes of today's negotiation, and when he opened it, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.
"The Grand Duke, but what are they negotiating today?" Ma Yingkui asked.
"Exactly, the Manchus want to withdraw to the Northeast, they are willing to pay tribute to the Nanjing government and pay us tribute every year, what do you say? Why don't we stop fighting and let them go back? Luo Jian said teasingly.
"Governor, we don't even have an emperor anymore, who are they going to? It's been making trouble in our house for so long, and I've done all the bad things of killing people and setting fires, so I pat my ass and want to leave? There are no doors! Ma Yingkui knew that Luo Jian was ridiculing, but he didn't care, but his words were a little murderous.
"You go back and tell them, let Mr. Zuo and the chief of staff continue to deal with them, and if Commander Wang is impatient, let him go back to the army for training. It doesn't matter if it drags on for a few more days, anyway, the road is rotten in this rain, and it's not very convenient for our artillery to walk. The lunch is still a little better, and the style and demeanor of our big country still need it. ”
Luo Jian knew that Wang Qiang must be annoyed by this kind of occasion, so he explained to the staff officer, and the staff officer responded, saluted, turned around, and went back. (To be continued.) )