Sancha River.

Sun Chengzong has already received a petition from the front.

"Strike now?" Sun Chengzong looked at the petition coming from front of him and said to himself. He also had this consideration, this time Huang Taiji's trick is quite dangerous, the news from the front can show that this time, the impact on the army is still very great, Sun Chengzong also has the intention of fighting, but I didn't expect that the generals in front were more anxious than him.

Sun Chengzong pondered, this time to join this matter, I am afraid it really scared the generals in front, otherwise the generals in front would not be so anxious, this matter, also scared Sun Chengzong himself, the change in this war is too fast, and it is impossible to go completely according to their own wishes, the generals in front are so eager to seek a wave of war. or cut off a part of the Tartar forces; or to capture the nest of the Eastern Captives, which shows the impact of Huang Taiji's annexation on the army.

Sun Chengzong is actually willing to fight a dozen in his heart, he has explained to Qin Liangyu before, they must not relax the war, what to do, and they are also prepared to fight a battle in advance, but the urgency is not as urgent as the generals in front, and they are ready to oppress the Dongyu for a while and then fight, and make the cover better and more perfect, judging from the urgency of the generals in front now, it seems that I am afraid that the situation is more urgent than I think, and this battle needs to be advanced.

Indeed, as Qin Liangyu and other chief officials said, although the two cities were connected, they had not fought with the Tartars at all, and the strength of the Tartars was not greatly damaged, in fact, as the Ming Dynasty continued to go deep into the grassland, the situation has become more and more dangerous, and the Tartars are like the snakes that are coiled up, ready to bite back at any time, this situation is very dangerous, and the Tartars are still strong, not weak to be rubbed by the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Chengzong is indeed willing to fight in advance, and the thoughts of the generals in front are actually similar to him, but they are more urgent than him.

Sun Chengzong was also embarrassed. Judging from the meaning of the generals in front, the sooner the better, I hope he can make a decision, but this matter is best reported to the emperor and let the emperor decide. But if it is reported to the imperial court. If nothing else, it will have to drag on for a longer time. In this way, the opportunity will be delayed, in case the Tartar plays any tricks again, then I don't know what the consequences are, so passively let the Tartar make a move. It is better to take the initiative to attack passively, and defeat the Tartars head-on, so that the strength of the Tartars will be greatly damaged, and if there is no thought, they will naturally follow the emperor's path.

Sun Chengzong's difficult choice is whether to make his own decisions or report?

There was a deep sigh. Sun Chengzong finally made a decision, it was better for him to be the master, and it was up to him to decide this matter. If it is reported to the emperor step by step, the delay will be too long, and it will give the Tartar more opportunities in vain, but now it is better to destroy the Tartar, so that the Tartar will not be able to use even if he has tricks. The Tartars, whose strength has not been greatly damaged, is always a big threat.

Sun Chengzong breathed a long sigh of relief, since it has been decided, let's decide. Don't hesitate any longer, Huang Taiji is a dangerous figure. You should not treat him as a peaceful and harmless person.

After replying to the generals in front, he wrote a letter to the emperor. Explain the situation on the front line, explain the urgency of the generals in front of the war, hope that the emperor understands, and explains, laying down the nest of the East Captives and killing a Tartar is more conducive to the implementation of the plan.

After writing these two letters, Sun Chengzong did not send these two letters immediately, Sun Chengzong fell into contemplation again, fighting is a war, but he is still on the errand of peace talks, and he can't give the Tartar an excuse, and the world is not afraid of the Tartar, but is worried that there are some whispers above the court, and this matter has to be pondered again. Thinking that the messenger sent by the Tartars had arrived, Sun Chengzong felt that he had an idea.

……

Following.

Sun Chengzong received Huang Taiji's envoy.

This envoy is also gorgeously dressed, and from the point of view of his figure, he is also a little burly, but from the perspective of his expression and demeanor, he is more like a Han person, not as rough as an authentic tartar.

Sun Chengzong sat in the main hall of the living room, quietly waiting for this famous messenger.

……

Huang Taiji's envoy, perhaps very familiar with this place, walked and walked, his eyes kept looking to both sides, and his eyes inadvertently had some strangeness.

"Who is coming...... shouted, waking up the messenger who was in a daze while walking. …,

“…… The last ...... "this messenger was suddenly awakened, this old country clothes, the courtyard of the old country, the people of the old country, the furnishings of the old country, so that this messenger thought that he was still a person of the old country, inadvertently, he was going to spit out a "last general", fortunately, the reaction was fast, and he took back the word "last general" and did not shout it out, for a moment, this messenger was already full of sweat, and tilted his head back slightly in fear, and there were people watching him behind him, if the word "" shouted out, I don't know what the consequences are.

"Bao Chengxian, the envoy of the peace talks of the contemptible Dajin country, wants to see the envoy of the peace talks of your country, the superintendent of the university, Sun Gelao." The envoy was serious about establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.

"Phew......" the military school spat and spat on the ground.

"I've only heard of the Dongyu Tartars, but I haven't heard of any Dajin, I have a territory of thousands of miles in the Ming Dynasty, tens of thousands of people, and the Dongyu Tartars dare to use a big word in front of my Daming, I really don't take my Daming in my eyes, and I also want to join the peace talks, I ...... this military academy looked disdainful.

The true tartar behind the messenger immediately looked angry, and there was a tendency to draw his sword, and the atmosphere was immediately tense, but was stopped by the messenger.

"Bao Chengxian, the envoy of the contemptible Huang Taiji, asked to see the Ming Dynasty and talk about the Qincha, and the old ...... of the superintendent Sun Ge" This time, the envoy changed his rhetoric, removed the gold, and directly used the name of Huang Taiji.

"It's pretty much the same, wait here, and ......then report to my elder," the military academy said disdainfully, and then went in to report.

The messenger kept looking at the situation around him, and the people of this old country were indeed people of his old country, and this dress and face had indeed not changed in the slightest; The gate of this old country is indeed the gate of the old country, and even the color of the gate and the direction of the general school station seem to be exactly the same...... this body of the general school uniform, he also wore it like this back then, but now, it has become a tartar......

"My family elder wants to see Huang Taiji's messenger, who is that?" After a short time, a staff officer came out and asked to see the messenger by name.

"Contemptible exactly." The messenger replied at once.

"Well, please come with me. The elder is waiting for you inside......" The staff officer said lightly, not treating this meeting as a diplomatic relationship between countries at all, but as if he was meeting a subordinate.

Before the messenger could speak, the real tartar on the side cried out "wow".

The staff officer also understood Tartar dialect, and immediately scolded: "My Ming Dynasty is the upper kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and I am only a small country. If you want to talk peacefully, you should come in person when Huang Taiji comes. Now you have come to an unknown messenger, and the elder of my family can see it, and he has already folded his worth, and if he dares to bark wildly, he will immediately beat the ...... with a stick."

As soon as the words fell. Immediately, there was the sound of the guards drawing knives, and there was a posture of disagreeing and immediately starting to do so.

This shout immediately shut up the Tartars behind the messenger, and this momentum really scared them enough. Frightened, he pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife and immediately let go.

"Messenger, please come in, although your Huang Taiji did not come. But my elder is generous, and I would like to see you......" said to the messenger again.

After the messenger bowed, he gave a few more words to the true tartar behind him, and then followed the staff officer in.

……

Sun Chengzong was sitting upright, waiting for the arrival of the envoy, and yesterday Sun Chengzong decided that it would be better to fight a big battle as soon as possible, otherwise. The more time drags on, the more unfavorable it is for Daming. However, there is a war. I have to think of some other ideas, and now at this juncture of "peace talks". If there is a rash war, maybe there will be some messy things, such as what waves will rise in the court, Sun Chengzong felt that it was better to grasp some things first, and after thinking about it, he thought of this envoy Bao Chengxian who came to the peace talks.

This Bao Chengxian, in fact, was also a general of the Ming Dynasty before, from official to deputy general, and was promoted to the rank of governor, but later defeated and surrendered to Houjin.

Sun Chengzong is ready to do some work on this person, if he can recruit this person, let this person anyway, and explain with his mouth that the Tartar has no sincerity in peace talks, then he Sun Chengzong can directly make a decision, whether he wants to fight, or do something else, others can't say anything, now this situation, although the emperor has temporarily calmed down the backlash in the court, but Sun Chengzong feels that it is better to add another insurance, if this person is recruited, the courtiers will no longer have a way to point fingers at him. …,

Now Sun Chengzong is more afraid of the constraints within the court, if he can avoid the constraints from within the court, Sun Chengzong thinks it is better, of course, if he can't recruit this person, Sun Chengzong is not afraid, he, the emperor, the university scholar and the superintendent is not done in vain, and it can be decided, and the courtiers criticize it, and he doesn't care.

"Bao Chengxian, the envoy of the contemptible Huangtaiji, has seen the old ...... of Sun Ge, the governor of the Ming Dynasty" After the envoy Bao Chengxian came, he was very sensible to salute Sun Chengzong, and the score of diplomatic relations was not placed.

"Hmm......" Sun Chengzong said lightly and helped him with his hand.

"Old ...... Xie Sun Ge" As soon as Bao Chengxian finished speaking, he was stunned, this seemed to be a little inappropriate, and this posture seemed to be a little incorrect.

"Does this pavilion call you Deputy General Bao, or should I call Bao Shishi?" Sun Chengzong is still a bland way. In a word, it pulls what I am going to say today directly to the topic.

"This ......" Bao Chengxian was a little in a trance, this words, this posture seemed to be a little inappropriate. The official uniforms, armor, and house furnishings around here seem to be so familiar. Back then, he was also dressed like this to see Shangguan, Vice General Bao? This name seems to be a long time ago, Bao Chengxian sighed secretly......

"It's all in the past, and now the lords, the word deputy general, will be repaired......" Bao Chengxian said euphemistically, in fact, there is still a trace of thought in his heart, when he gave his life to the Tartars, there was no way, the army was defeated like a mountain, there was no power in his hands, and he lived like a dog, so he had to find the Tartars to live the life of a man, seeing that the Ming Dynasty is now powerful, the Tartars are about to finish, perhaps, it is time to find a new backer......

"Vice General Bao is also a descendant of Yan and Huang, why do you want to work for the Tartars? If you can do it anyway, and return to my Ming Dynasty again, you can wash away the filth on this body, and you can be a new person in the future, otherwise, how tired will this Tartar thief be for a lifetime? Back then, Mr. Bao Chongde was also a man of the hour at the border gate, and he did a lot of things to stabilize the frontier, so was Vice General Bao really willing to be captured for the rest of his life? "Sun Chengzong just wants to open a gap in the Tartar messenger Bao Chengxian today, and use this person's mouth to illustrate the capriciousness of the Tartars, so as to plug the mouths of the courtiers, so he has made preparations in advance, and he can be regarded as having an understanding of this Bao Chengxian, and as soon as he came up, he went straight to the topic. Don't give Bao Chengxian any room to think too much.

In Sun Chengzong's opinion, it is better to have this Bao Chengxian's correction, if not, it doesn't matter, what to do, what else has to do. Now this Bao Chengxian is just a pawn.

"......" Bao Chengxian was silent for a while. Sun Chengzong's name, he knows, and now he is a famous emperor, a scholar, and a nine-sided supervisor. this identity. As a former Ming lieutenant general, he naturally knows the weight. This top figure of the Ming Dynasty told him this as soon as he came up, so that Bao Chengxian couldn't adapt for a while, he just had a little bit of the meaning of finding a backer again, this Sun Ge Lao, as soon as he came up, he directly talked about his attachment to the Ming Dynasty. This was really beyond his expectations, or rather, he really had so much value that he deserved to be so valued by this emperor. Tell him this?

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, Bao is really ashamed of his ancestors, he has tarnished the reputation of his ancestors, and he is not worthy of being a descendant of the Bao family, he is ashamed......" Bao Chengxian's mind turned sharply and pondered. Why is he so valued by this top figure of the Ming Dynasty, and why don't you talk about peace talks. Let's talk about it directly.

"I don't hide it from Vice General Bao that this cabinet hopes that Vice General Bao can return to my Ming Dynasty. Do things for me Daming....... "Sun Chengzong went straight to the point.

“…… This ...... "Bao Chengxian hesitated, today, as soon as he came, he was robbed of his mind, everything follows other people's minds, living like a puppet, this can't be blamed on him, if Dajin is strong, he may not be so unbearable, but now Dajin is about to fall, it has been weakened to a certain extent, if there is no strong suppression by Huang Taiji internally, I am afraid that it has fallen apart, the so-called form is not as good as people, that is, everything follows the minds of others, not to mention that he himself has this big dissent, You may not really want to hang yourself on a tree in Dongyu, you can be committed to Dongyu back then, but now you are reversing, why not? The form is forced, and he can't be blamed.

"This ......, Ge Lao, shouldn't we talk about the peace talks between my Dajin and Daming first? Isn't it time to talk about the conditions first? Although Bao Chengxian also has some selfish intentions, he still said this, he doesn't want to be led by others, he also wants to see his price, if he wants to sell, he must sell it at a good price. …,

"Presumptuous...... my family is a Qincha, an emperor, a university scholar, and a respected status, how can you compare? What are you? A Ming rebel general, dare to be compared with my family, and dare to mention the word peace talks? A staff officer next to him immediately scolded.

Bao Chengxian was suffocated, he naturally understood the weight of Sun Chengzong, his status was really disproportionate compared to Sun Chengzong, and he also understood that Huang Taiji sent him, but he actually didn't have the heart to settle down for peace talks, if Huang Taiji really wanted peace talks, he must have come by himself, and he still needed him to negotiate in the future, obviously there was no sincerity.

"There is no need to be angry, originally, it is indeed the Great Khan of my family who should come in person, but someone has to stand up, right? First of all, we must also make the conditions for peace talks between the two sides clear, right? If you ask my Great Khan to come in person as soon as you come, and the Ming Dynasty doesn't have any promises, wouldn't my Great Khan come to die? Bao Chengxian also had some brains, and he was not frightened by the scolding of others, but aroused his fighting spirit and bargained seriously.

The staff officer who reprimanded him just now was angry, this rebel general of the Ming Dynasty didn't even look at him directly, only the elder of the pavilion in his mouth, obviously he didn't take him in his eyes, but he was angry, just like he was stopped by Sun Chengzong again.

"The envoy is also reasonable, so to say that the cabinet personally received the envoy, that is a self-defeating identity, and it is time to send a deputy general to talk with the envoy?" Sun Chengzong stopped the staff beside him from talking a few words, and said calmly to Bao Chengxian.

"This ......" Bao Chengxian was tough, and instantly regretted it.

“…… Ge Lao, do you want to listen to the sincerity of my Great Khan first? Bao Chengxian hurriedly said, if the Ming Dynasty really sent a deputy to talk about things, what could be negotiated? If Huang Taiji knew that he was talking to the deputy general, he was afraid that he would be angry with him, before he came, Huang Taiji confessed, asking him to drag Sun Chengzong, and he could delay it for a day, but looking at the current situation, he was afraid that he would not be able to drag it for a day, and Sun Chengzong might not see him again.

"Sincerity? If Gui Khan is sincere, he should have come to Sanchahe in person, instead of sending you over......" Sun Chengzong said.

"No, Ge Lao, my Great Khan is indeed sincere, and in order to show his sincerity, my Great Khan is even willing to give up Shengjing's ......" Bao Chengxian immediately said his "weapon".

"Give up Shengjing? Isn't that the Shenyang Zhongwei of my dynasty? Back then, the envoy was also the guard of the Shenyang Central Guard, right? Where was it once a captive? Now that I have taken it back, it is a matter of course, so why should I give it up? This cabinet is still the same sentence. If it is a real peace talk, it still needs Huang Taiji to come in person, otherwise, there is no need to talk, and this cabinet has already made an exception when he sees the envoy today. If you fold your identity, there will never be such a thing in the future. Messenger, please. Sun Chengzong immediately rejected Bao Chengxian's proposal and directly agreed on the peace talks to Huang Taiji in person.

"Ge Lao, please listen to the next ......" Bao Chengxian wanted to say something more.

"By the way, I also told the envoy that the tricks of the noble khan have long been seen through by my Ming monarchs. In the near future, our army will take Shenyang in person, so the envoy can do it himself......"

Sun Chengzong waved his hand, and immediately a guard invited Bao Chengxian out, and this peace talk was over. Sun Chengzong's recruitment of this Bao Chengxian is just an attitude of giving it a try. Since this Bao Chengxian talked to him about the conditions, nonsense, Sun Chengzong didn't have the energy, so he directly threatened. If Bao Chengxian doesn't give in, it's actually nothing, but his responsibility is heavier.

Bao Chengxian was a little remorseful and a little anxious.

"Pavilion Elder, please let me think about it, for a moment, just for a moment......" Bao Chengxian hurriedly said, and the guards had already "invited" him to the door. "Please" again, and he will go out of the gate. Out of the gate, I want to see Sun Chengzong again. It's difficult, and then talk about Zhao'an, but it can't be graded, and now Sun Chengzong personally recruits him, he thinks that maybe he should sell himself for a good price, although Huang Taiji also has a "knowing grace" for him, but he just wants to use him, in this case, he should consider for himself.

"Slow ......," Sun Chengzong waved his hand.

The guards immediately stopped and stopped "pleading" Bao Chengxian.

"Vice General Bao can think carefully, this pavilion will wait here for a while......" Sun Chengzong said. Sun Chengzong saw that this person's mind was shaken and was willing to do it anyway, so he agreed to give Bao Chengxian a moment.

Bao Chengxian squatted in place and began to really think about his future. Where should his future be? Now the war between the Ming Dynasty and the East Captives, has reached the moment of decisive victory, from the situation of the two sides, the Ming Dynasty has a great chance of winning, Huang Taiji has been forced into a corner, to the point of giving up the capital, maybe the Ming Dynasty's attack is in these few days, he goes back, maybe he will die on the battlefield, then he died in vain, a lifetime of unfilial piety, the reputation of a thief, scolded for a lifetime, dead without even a grave. This time Sun Chengzong can personally recruit An, this specification is quite high, he should be able to ask for a good price, if it is another day, the person who sees him may be just a seven- or eight-grade petty official, or a military general such as a deputy general, then he will not be able to sell at a good price. …,

After thinking for a while, Bao Chengxian felt that he might not let go of this opportunity, but this opportunity was rare.

Bao Chengxian may have figured it out, and got up to Sun Chengzong and said: "Dare to ask the elder of the pavilion, will the end be reattached to the Ming Dynasty, can it be guaranteed?" The last general was committed to the East back then, and he had to do it as a last resort......"

Seeing that Bao Chengxian had the intention of accepting Zhao'an, Sun Chengzong's eyes were full of a hint of smile and some disdain.

"Vice General Bao rest assured, if Vice General Bao is willing to accept Zhao'an, it will naturally be guaranteed......," Sun Chengzong said.

“…… This, the last general is bold, can there be a letter of exemption from death issued by His Majesty himself? Bao Chengxian still said, seemingly very careful.

"This is not for the time being, but this cabinet can show His Majesty the situation of Vice General Bao, you can ask Your Majesty for a copy, if Vice General Bao is willing to sincerely belong to my Daming, and sincerely do things for my Daming, I think Your Majesty will not be stingy, my Majesty has always been tolerant of people......" Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

"Your Majesty's reputation, the last general is naturally trustworthy, if you can get Your Majesty's letter to avoid death, the last general is willing to my Majesty's liver and brain, die without complaint, but this is ......" Bao Chengxian said.

"Vice General Bao wants to be exempted from death, this is not difficult, the key is to see whether Vice General Bao is sincere, if he can be sincere, the death book is not a problem, my Majesty is not an unreasonable person, if Vice General Bao has contributed to the pacification of Dongyu, not only can the previous crimes be written off, but also can be regained His Majesty's commendation......" Sun Chengzong said.

"But ......, this ......" Bao Chengxian still wants to avoid death, this is very important.

"Vice Admiral Bao can't trust this cabinet? Now if you want a death-free book, there is absolutely no such thing, and this has to be approved by His Majesty himself, where can this pavilion get you a death-free book now? If you can trust this cabinet, this cabinet should take care of itself to ensure the safety of Vice General Bao, if Vice General Bao can't trust this cabinet, this cabinet has no way to ......" Sun Chengzong said.

"This ......, I don't know what the elder will do?" Bao Chengxian was ready to bargain again. can look at Sun Chengzong's appearance, he seems to be a little impatient, and he doesn't seem to have much capital to bargain, and it seems that he can only trust Sun Chengzong, after all, Sun Chengzong is the emperor's teacher, and the university scholar supervises. The relationship with the emperor is not ordinary, if you can get Sun Chengzong's guarantee. Looks like it's not bad.

"What Vice General Bao wants to do is actually very simple, that is, to expose Huang Taiji's conspiracy, and expose Huang Taiji's peace talks to be just a cover for delaying time, so that's enough......," Sun Chengzong said. Sun Chengzong thought of this person. It's really temporary, it's better to have this person, it doesn't matter if you don't have this person, there are some things he can resist.

"This ......" Bao Chengxian felt that this condition was a bit simple. I don't want him to pass on any information or assassination within him, and expose this, he can do it now. He was the envoy of the peace talks appointed by Huang Taiji.

"This matter, in fact, is relatively simple to Vice General Bao, what does Vice General Bao think?" Sun Chengzong saw that Bao Chengxian's eyes were loose, so he asked.

"Dare to ask the elder of the pavilion, does the last general really only need to do such a simple thing? …… That death-free book, this ......" Bao Chengxian felt that he still had to take out the matter of the death-free book. After getting this, he was relieved.

"Vice General Bao is relieved. My Majesty has always been good to the generals. Deputy General Liu Aitabao should have heard of it, he is also against the East Captive, isn't he doing well in my Ming Dynasty now? Therefore, if you are truly attached to my Daming, your Majesty has always arranged it safely......" Sun Chengzong borrowed the emperor's good reputation to say things.

"This, Ge Lao is right, Liu Aita, the last general and he are also familiar with the ......" Speaking of Liu Aita, Bao Chengxian's expression was obviously much more relaxed, with this precedent in front, Bao Chengxian felt that it seemed more credible.

“…… Anyway, I will do it once in the next, what to do, and ask the elder to give me instructions, and I will hand over my life to the elder in the next place......" Bao Cheng gritted his teeth first, and finally decided to find a way back for himself. Huang Taiji's boat is about to sink, back then, he just wanted to live a life of being a man, not a life like a dog, and now, he doesn't want to die.

"Good! If Vice General Bao is more confident, he can also return to the Huangtai Ji army, as an internal response, if he is unwilling, he can also stay in the pavilion, or return to the customs...... "Sun Chengzong gave Bao Chengxian three ways to go.

"Back to the elder, the last general is willing to be here at the elder, and listen to the elder's orders......" Bao Chengxian chose to be here with Sun Chengzong.

"It's okay, Vice General Bao is here in this cabinet, in addition to exposing Huang Taiji's conspiracy, you can also write down everything you know about the situation of Dongyu, and there will be people to ......record it," Sun Chengzong said again.

"Xie Ge Lao arranged." Bao Cheng said first.

……

After sending Bao Chengxian away, a staff officer said: "Ge Lao, this person is just a traitor, capricious, unbelievable!" ”

"Although this person is my rebel general of the Ming Dynasty, but he is also the deputy general of the Dongyu, if he can be recruited, he may not be able to form a situation of looking forward to the wind in the future, the population of the Dongyu itself is not large, most of them are my rebel generals and people, and they can surrender, it can be regarded as dividing and disintegrating the ...... of the Dongyu, and besides, this person still has some use now, Huang Taiji's conspiracy is to make a difference in my Ming court, so as to make profits from it, if this person can be recruited, and explain Huang Taiji's conspiracy in this person's mouth, you can block the courtiers' leisurely mouth......" Sun Chengzong explained.

"Elder Ge has a point." The staff officer said.

"By the way, send these two letters out at once." Sun Chengzong remembered something, took out two letters written yesterday from his sleeves, handed them to the staff officer, and asked the staff officer to send them out immediately.

"Students understand." The staff officer agreed.

Sun Chengzong pondered in his heart again: Speaking of which, Huang Taiji is also a very smart character, it stands to reason that there should not be such a mistake, why would he send a traitor from our dynasty to negotiate peace? Could it be that he is completely perfunctory, or is it expected that my Daming will no longer pay attention to his peace talks? If so, does that mean that Huang Taiji is already prepared for the attack of his own decision?

Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong fell into contemplation again