"Well said! In the war between countries, how can the people be innocent? What is the difference between an army that cuts a butcher's knife at an innocent people and a brute? Luo Jian said.

After listening to Liu Lan and Luo Jian's words, Ji Bilong's face changed a few times, and he couldn't help but speak again.

Feng Quan finally relieved his breath at this time, no longer looked at Luo Jian and Liu Lan, and only said to Ma Shiying next to him: "Ma Gebu, the matter of peace talks is over, and I want to go back to Beijing." ”

When Ma Shiying heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he stood up and said to Feng Quan: "Please don't be impatient, Ambassador Feng is the words of the family, not the original intention of the imperial court." ”

"Wei Guogong, how about not talking about these words for the time being? I don't know what conditions Wei Guogong has? Ma Shiying turned to Luo Jian again and asked.

"Two conditions, if the Manchu Qing Dynasty does not agree to one of them, then the Yangzhou Army is not in the peace talks! First, the canal could be opened, and the Manchus had to be supervised and pay fees if they transported supplies. Luo Jian said coldly.

Ma Shiying was stunned when he heard this, he could understand what he said, Nagong didn't want Yangzhou to give a tael of silver, where did Luo Jian come from?

Hearing Luo Jian's words, Zhang Cheng, who was standing behind the hall and waiting, clenched his fists.

"Humph! In order to steal peace, you want to suck the marrow from the common people and take silver to please the Manchus, and we resolutely refuse to agree! Liu Lan said beside her.

When Ma Shiying heard this, his face turned red, and he didn't know what to say.

Luo Jian stood up and said: "I don't care what you say, if one of these two can't be satisfied, when the peace talks are over, it will be the day when the Yangzhou army will march to Henan and Shandong!" Liulan, let's go. ”

After Luo Jian finished speaking, he and Liu Lantou did not return to the Wuying Palace, leaving Zhu Youxiang and Ma Shiying and others in the palace to look at each other.

Feng Quan took a few people out of the Wuying Palace, and when they were all gone, the court suddenly exploded.

"Wei Guogong has grown my face today, look at that Feng Quan is so bad that he faints." There are whispers from officials.

"It's just that the peace talks were so disturbed by him, can they still be negotiated?" Concerns were also expressed about the prospects for peace talks.

Li Zhan walked out of the class, bowed to Zhu Youxiang, and said: "Your Majesty, Luo Jian is so domineering, there is no emperor at all in his eyes, there is no court, he is really a man without a king and a father, if the emperor does not punish him severely, I am afraid that there is no hope for peace talks!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Luo Jian is so ignorant of the overall situation, ignorant of the general situation, and wants to forcibly disrupt the peace talks, which is really a great crime, and I hope the emperor will severely punish him to set an example." Zhu Guobi followed Li Zhan out of class and said.

Qian Qianyi tried a few times to stand up and speak, but after thinking about it, he retreated.

However, Ruan Dacheng walked out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Wei Guogong said is not inappropriate, the Manchu Qing Dynasty deceived people too much, and today he swept his face, which can increase our ambition, and its two conditions are also extremely beneficial to the imperial court, and Wei Guogong did not oppose the peace talks, and the minister thought that Wei Guogong had no merit." ”

Ruan Dacheng's words also aroused some resonance, and several ministers came out to express their secondment.

"How to deal with this matter, please ask Mr. Ma to discuss a countermeasure with you Aiqing, and retreat from the dynasty first." Zhu Youxiang really didn't know what to do, so he could only disperse and discuss first.

Luo Jian and Liu Lan returned to the Guogong Mansion, Luo Jian was so angry that he lay down on the bed to rest, and Liu Lan took the guards to the ready-to-wear store.

Luo Jian had just been lying down for a while, and the guards reported outside the door that Qian Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was here, and Luo Jian had to get dressed and get up.

"Mr. Makisai is here, welcome!" Luo Jian laughed, guessing Qian Qianyi's intention, I am afraid that he came for those two conditions.

Sure enough, after sitting down, Qian Qianyi finally spoke: "Xinghua, I've had enough of the arrogance of the Manchu envoys in the past few days, and today finally made me wait for a bad breath. It's just..."

Qian Qianyi hesitated for a long time, as if it was difficult to speak, Luo Jian was not in a hurry, and drank the tea slowly with a teacup, waiting for him to say it.

"Xinghua, the old man thinks that peace talks are a good thing, if the peace talks can be successful, then it is a good thing for the country and the people, if the country and the people are safe, two million taels of silver is a drop in the bucket for the Ming Dynasty, why should Xinghua be entangled in this?"

"Qian Shangshu, I don't dare to agree with what you say, a penny and a penny, all the people are fat and the people's ointment, in Luo Jian's heart, it is more important than Mount Tai, as a court, it can't keep the people safe, what face does it have to reach out to the people? Moreover, every penny of silver reached the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they would be turned into a butcher's knife to slaughter the people. Therefore, even if the Yangzhou army fights to the last person, I will never agree to such a thing! ”

When Qian Qianyi heard this, his face turned gloomy, and he said: "Alas, Xinghua, let me tell you the truth, I know who you are, and the words you say will never change, and I don't want to come to tell you this, but..."

Luo Jian and Qian Qianyi chatted a few more words, and Qian Qianyi said goodbye and went back.

Qian Qianyi had just walked for a while, and the guards reported that someone came outside to look for Luo Jian, and Luo Jian let him in to see that he was a young man dressed as a small man.

"Grandpa Guo, go quickly, they want to harm you!" The young man didn't care about saluting, and said anxiously, the guards next to him immediately became nervous, and one of them ran out directly to find Wang Zecheng.

"Oh? What's going on? Who are you? Luo Jian was not nervous and asked calmly.

"The small is the small guy on the Sincerity Uncle's Mansion, after today's dispersal, the Sincerity Uncle and Master Li, the Duke of Bao Guo went to the Ma Ge Mansion to discuss, what they discussed was how to deal with the Gong Gong of the State, there was no way to think about it, and finally the Cheng Cheng Bo came up with an idea and said, the Gong Guo is now away from Yangzhou, and there are few guards around him, so it is better to take the opportunity to kill the Gong Guo, the Ma Ge Department did not agree, and a few of them went to the Gong Cheng Bo Mansion to discuss, and the Bao Guo Gong and the Cheng Cheng Bo sent troops to kill the Guo Gongpa. The little one thought that Grandpa Guo was a Tartar, but he couldn't be harmed by them, so he secretly ran to report the news, Grandpa Guo, you should go quickly, it's too late. ”

The little guy spoke very clearly, and although the words were very long, they were not messed up at all.

Luo Jian saw that Wang Zecheng had already come to the hall and said to him: "You immediately send someone to bring Miss Liu back, and the palace will strengthen its vigilance." ”

"Grandpa Guo, what they said was that they would intercept and kill you on the way back, you have to be careful." The little guy continued.

Luo Jian stared at the little guy for a long time, and couldn't see the intention of falsification, so he said: "Thank you, you can stay in the mansion for the time being, if you go back, I'm afraid your life will be lost." ”

"The little one thanked the Metropolitan Governor, the little big brother is now in the Yangzhou army, and the little one wants to go to Yangzhou with the grandfather of the country to join the army." The little guy said.

"Oh, which unit is your eldest brother in Yangzhou?" When Luo Jian heard this, it turned out that there was still this relationship.

"Grandpa Guo, the younger one is called Zhu Quan, my eldest brother's name is Zhu Quan, in the team of Commander Liu of the First Division of Yangzhou First Division, he wrote a letter back home, saying that it was a special brigade, and the small one couldn't say clearly, but he only remembered so much." The little guy said.

When Luo Jian heard this, he asked Wang Zecheng, "Is there such a person in the special brigade?" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor, yes, I also came this time, I went to the street with Miss Liu just now, and I will know when he comes back."

When Luo Jian heard this, this matter should be true.

Thinking of this, Luo Jian had the idea of taking the opportunity to bring Shi Kefa's family to Yangzhou, thought for a while, and said to Wang Zecheng: "Prepare, let's go to the Governor's Mansion." ”

When Luo Jian arrived at Shi Kefa's mansion with dozens of guards, he saw that someone outside the mansion was staring, and when he saw Luo Jian and them arriving, they all dodged.

There were not many people in Shi Kefa's mansion, only a dozen people, and they didn't notice the situation outside the mansion, Luo Jian arrived in the mansion, and everything was normal.

met with Mrs. Shi, Luo Jian told the situation, and the old lady had no objection to going to Yangzhou, so she immediately arranged for someone to pack up her things and live in the Guogong Mansion that night.

Luo Jian was a little sad when he saw that the cans that had been sent to Shi Kefa's mansion were moved out again, and he didn't say anything, but silently helped the old lady outside to get into the carriage.

There weren't many items in Scofa's house, and they were quickly cleaned up.

Let the people of Shifu who were unwilling to leave Nanjing stay and watch the house, Luo Jian took seven or eight people from Shifu back to Guogong Mansion, and when Luo Jian came back, Liu Lan had already been picked up, and she also took two palace maids sent by the previous emperor.

"Brother Luo, are they really going to jump off the wall in a hurry?" Liu Lan asked Luo Jian while helping the old lady to sit down.

"This kind of thing would rather be believed than not believed, we must be cautious!" Luo Jian said.

"Metropolitan Governor, I have already sent someone back to Yangzhou to inform you, if Division Commander Liu knows, he will definitely send troops to greet him, I will fight for my life, and I must also ensure the safety of the Metropolitan Governor." Wang Zecheng said next to him.

When Luo Jian heard this, he didn't say anything, but just asked Steward Li to arrange dinner and accommodation for Old Lady Shi and Mrs. Shi.

"Governor, if we don't set off tonight, we will catch them off guard." Wang Zecheng said.

"No, we'll go tomorrow in the open, and I'll see what these ghosts will do! Besides, the enemy situation on the march at night is unknown, which is even more dangerous. You are not afraid of tens of thousands of Qing soldiers, I'm afraid these little characters can't stop you, right? Luo Jian said firmly.

"I'm not afraid of them, I'm just worried about your safety." Wang Zecheng was a little embarrassed.

After dinner, Luo Jian and Liu Lan accompanied the old lady and Mrs. Shi to have a conversation, the old lady loved Liu Lan very much, and recognized Liu Lan as her goddaughter on the spot.

Liu Lan's confession of her godmother diluted the tense atmosphere in the Guogong Mansion, and everyone congratulated the old lady on accepting a good daughter.

Early the next morning, everyone was ready in the hall, Luo Jian picked up his body armor, walked to the old lady and asked the old lady to put it on, the old lady took it and took a closer look, and handed it back to Luo Jian.

"You kid, this is your precious robe, isn't it? I heard Kefa say, you relied on this treasure to escape last time in Yangzhou, the old body is old, it is not a pity to die, children, you are related to the lives of tens of millions of people, but nothing can happen, if you have an accident, but the sky is falling, you quickly put it on. ”

Luo Jian thought about it, the old lady's words were really true, if something happened to him and Liu Lan in Nanjing, with the character of Liu Zhaoji, Xiao Liu and Xiao Wang, it would be strange not to lead troops to level Nanjing.

Seeing that Luo Jian still insisted, the old lady resolutely said: "Xinghua, if you are still like this, I will not leave." ”

Liu Lan picked up her body armor, walked to the old lady and said, "Mother, you can wear my one, it's the same as his." ”

The old lady glared at Liu Lan and said, "You stupid girl, if you still want to say that, I really won't leave." ”

Mrs. Shi also stepped forward and said to Liu Lan: "Sister, don't force your mother, I know her temper, you put it on, we are also going to go." ”

Both of them reluctantly put on body armor and helped the old lady out of the house and into the carriage.