Chapter 54 Soft and Hard

"Lord Yue, your conditions are a little too harsh, my daughter is really a nomadic people, a people who live on horseback, gold, silver and territory can all be given away, but this horse ...... Once stayed, I am afraid that many of my Jurchen people will not be able to survive. Lord Yue, I hope you can reconsider. Huang Taiji said after listening to Yue Su's conditions.

"There is nothing to reconsider, you Jurchen invaded my territory, plundered my people, killed countless people, and now they are all returned, that is as it should be. The land, the people, and the wealth were ours. The reason why I want to bring horses is that I can only use these horses as compensation for my Ming Dynasty because of the poverty of your Jurchens. is the so-called killing to pay off debts and pay back, you killed so many people in my Ming Dynasty, and you don't want to pay for your life, and you don't want to compensate, how can there be such a cheap thing in this world. King Khan, if you don't want to, then there is no need to continue this negotiation, our army is waiting for the warriors of the Great Khan in Yunyang and Han to see if we can break through and leave. If the Great Khan crosses the mountains and leaves, it is actually good, but this also has to leave all your horses for me, and then we will fight again, and whoever kills the deer will have a good destiny. Yue Su said with a smile.

"Lord Yue, you are laughing again, since I have come to negotiate today, my attitude is naturally to hope for peace and depose the sword soldiers. If I really want to fight, my Jurchen soldiers and horses still have 150,000 or 60,000, and although the city of Hanzhong is high and the walls are thick, if my Jurchen warriors fight to the death, they may not be unable to pass. Moreover, my Jurchen still has tens of thousands of Ming people in his hands, and if I use the lives of these people to fill in, it is estimated that their corpses can also fill in the city wall. But I didn't do it, and I really hope that your two states can not use their swords and soldiers, and turn hostility into peace. Huang Taiji said cheekily.

"I don't think the official can laugh, but the king of Khan can laugh. If the Khan King could really break through Hanzhong, he wouldn't have come here to negotiate with me. For the sake of you, you are already desperate, so the king of Khan made this decision, otherwise, but there is a glimmer of life, and he will not come to me. King Khan, do you say yes? After Yue Su finished speaking, he smiled at Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji remained silent and said: "Lord Yue, seeing you talk like this, I think I think that my Jurchen has no combat power, and I pray for peace with Lord Yue. If that's the case, I don't think there's any need for us to talk about it anymore. As the saying goes, the two countries will not fight each other, I don't know if Lord Yue will let me go. ”

"The Khan King is serious, today it is the Khan King who took the initiative to negotiate, if you want to leave, there is naturally no problem, and this official will never stop it. Come on, send off guests. After Yue Su finished speaking, he waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to send Huang Taiji away.

Jin Chan, Tie Qiu and the others never expected that adults would be like this, they thought that Huang Taiji would go and never return, but Yue Su sent him away so easily. Jin Cicada hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, ......"

"The king of Khan took the initiative to come to negotiate peace today, so if you take him at this moment, how can you show the majesty of my Ming Dynasty. If you have the heart, you can take it in front of the two armies, and this can show your ability. Well, needless to say, send the Khan King out of the city. Yue Su said decisively.

"Yes, sir."

Hearing this, Jin Chan and Tie Qiu also felt good, they are people in the rivers and lakes, and they never take advantage of people's danger, and the adults also said so, so let it go.

At that moment, Jin Chan came to Huang Taiji's side, hugged his fists and said, "King Khan, please." ”

"Thank you." Huang Taiji stood up, hugged his fist at Yue Su, and then turned around and left.

Today, Huang Taiji entered the city, which has already caused a sensation in Yunyang, and the civil, military and people in the city already know it, and I don't know what the result will be. But there is one thing, everyone knows that Huang Taiji will come here and there will be no return. In fact, even Huang Taiji himself thinks so.

Huang Taiji, escorted by Jin Cicada, went out of Xingyuan, and outside Xingyuan, the prefect of Yunyang, the deputy general of the city guard, and Qin Liangyu all rushed over to inquire about the news. When I saw Huang Taiji come out, although I didn't know my identity, I could guess a rough idea by looking at my clothes.

Qin Liangyu recognized Jin Chan and hurriedly said, "Jin Chan, this person is Huang Taiji?" ”

"General Hui's words are none other than Huang Taiji." Jin Cicada replied.

"Where are you leading him?" Qin Liangyu asked again.

"On the orders of the adults, send Huang Taiji out of the city." Jin Cicada said.

"This, how can this be ......" Qin Liangyu shouted: "Jin Chan, you are waiting here, don't take Huang Taiji out of the city first, I will go in to see the handsome." ”

Jin Chan nodded and said, "Yes, General." ”

Qin Liangyu no longer paid attention to the golden cicada, and immediately ran away, don't look at his age, but he is still vigorous. The prefect of Yunyang also knew that the matter was very important, and told the deputy general who was guarding the city to keep an eye on it, and he ran in with his heel, wanting to ask Lord Yue what was going on.

Qin Liangyu and the prefect of Yunyang entered the lobby with their front and back feet, and seeing that Yue Su was still sitting in the middle, they hurriedly bowed and saluted, "The last general, Qin Liangyu, is the commander." "Your Excellency."

"Excuse me, I don't know why you two are in a hurry and come to me?" Yue Su said indifferently.

"Great. The end will come to this, naturally for the sake of Huang Taiji. Since the enemy chief is here, why does the marshal let the tiger return to the mountain? Qin Liangyu asked.

"Yes, sir. Huang Taiji is the culprit, since he is here, we can't let him go anymore. The prefect of Yunyang also hurriedly said.

"General Qin, Lord Liu, as the saying goes, the two countries do not cut off the envoys, Huang Taiji came to sue for peace as an envoy, even if there was no negotiation, but there was no reason to force it to stay. Besides, since Huang Taiji has the courage to come here in person, he is ready to die, and the things behind him have been explained, and there is a new boss in the enemy camp. If you kill Huang Taiji now, or detain him, at most it will be a breath, and it will not be beneficial to the court itself. But for the Tartars, on the contrary, our actions will stir up their hatred and hatred. The so-called mourning soldiers will win, the morale of the Tartars is greatly boosted, and they fight to the death, here in Yunyang, there are us and others, although they are sure to hold it, but in Hanzhong, the official really does not dare to guarantee it. Yue Su said earnestly.

"Hmm......" Qin Liangyu listened, nodded, and said: "What the marshal said is good, the tartar has now become a turtle in the urn, and it is only a matter of time before it is destroyed." At the moment, even if they take Huang Taiji, it is estimated that they will not be able to coerce the Tartars, but will arouse their hatred of the same enemy. Let's just let this culprit live a little longer. ”

The prefect of Yunyang also echoed, "The lord is wise, but the lower officials are superficial." ”

"Okay, no need to say more, you all go down and do what you have to do." Yue Su waved his hand and motioned to see off the guests.

"The last will be retired." "The next official retired."

Qin Liangyu and the prefect of Yunyang retreated, and the two of them went out of the house, but they just glared at Huang Taiji fiercely and left. The matter was already clear, Jin Chan then escorted Huang Taiji to the city gate, asked people to bring Sonny and other guards, opened the city gate, and asked them to leave.

Huang Taiji never dreamed that Yue Su would really let him go, and at first he thought that he was going to make some kind of mystery, but the city gate was open, and everything was true. Huang Taiji stood at the gate of the city, groaned slightly, turned around, and said to Jin Chan: "You take me back, I still want to see Lord Yue." ”

"I wonder what else is going on with the Khan?" Jin Cicada asked.

"You don't have to ask about this." Huang Taiji said.

"It's fine. Close the gates. Come with me, King Khan. ”

After Jin Chan finished speaking, he asked Sony and these people to be detained, and escorted Huang Taiji to Yuesu alone. At the gate of Xingyuan, Yue Su personally rushed out, saw Huang Taiji, and said: "I don't know why the Khan King went and returned, Su greeted the late, let the Khan wait for a long time, and ask for forgiveness." ”

"Lord Yue is far-sighted, and in the name of benevolence and righteousness, Huang Taiji admires it very much. This time, I went and returned, not for anything else, but for the sake of peace. As the adults have said, we will not abandon the horses now, but we will also abandon the horses when we go over the mountains and mountains. Well, we Jurchen admit this, but I don't know, can Lord Yue really guarantee that after we hand over the horses, let us live and let us out of the customs? Huang Taiji said bluntly.

"Yue Mou has always been a man of his word, and what he says will naturally count. However, the king of Khan should also remember that this matter cannot be ended by simply handing over the horses, and you will also be temporarily used as hostages, and the guards outside the pass will return all our land in Liaodong, how much property we have robbed of our Ming Dynasty, and how many people we have plundered our Ming Dynasty will be returned. Yue Su said in a deep voice.

"Huh...... At this moment, I can still say no. Moreover, the return of the land and the return of goods and goods to the people has long been approved by Ben Khan. Huang Taiji said.

"That's good. I, Yue Su, have always done things fairly, and there is no basis for empty words, and we have established words as evidence. After the contract was signed, the Khan returned the same day to prepare for the handover. Yue Su said.

"Okay."

At that moment, Yue Su led Huang Taiji to re-enter the lobby, and the two sides drafted a contract according to the agreed content, and then signed it. Subsequently, Yue Su sent Jin Chan to send Huang Taiji out of the city, and sent 5,000 soldiers to accompany him to take over the horses of the Tartars.

Before leaving, Yue Su had to give an explanation to the golden cicada, and the content was very simple, that is, how to receive it.

After the instructions, Jin Chan took the soldiers and horses, and left Yunyang with Huang Taiji and went to Jinzhou, without saying anything all the way, and came to Jinzhou in a few days.

When Huang Taiji came back, the Jurchen generals and the Mongolian princes naturally wanted to go out of the city to greet each other, and when they saw the Ming army coming, they had to look at the golden cicada headed by them, and they glared angrily. However, one by one, they wondered what the outcome of the negotiations would be.

Huang Taiji asked Jin Chan to camp on his own outside the city, while he returned to the city to discuss matters. This time, it was not only the internal meeting of the Jurchens, but even the Mongolian commanders were all invited to hold a meeting together. The content of the meeting is very simple, that is, to tell everyone the results of the negotiations. This result was still acceptable to the Mongols, because they only lost some horses, and they could return home safely, and when the Jurchens returned the land to the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols could continue to trade with the Ming Dynasty. But for the Jurchens, although it is unacceptable, there seems to be no other way. The Ming army has the chance to win, if not, what awaits them is not only death, but also Liaodong cannot be saved, and if it is not good, it will be exterminated. I had no choice but to admit it.

After Huang Taiji finished talking about the results of the negotiation, there was silence in the conference hall, and the big guys all lowered their heads. Seeing everyone's dejected look, Huang Taiji shook his head and smiled, and said, "Everyone go down and rest." Tell the people below about it, let them pack their bags, and start handing over the horses tomorrow. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone said weakly.

Huang Taiji, as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, can be said to be the most depressed person, he lies in bed at night, unable to sleep for a long time.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"When, when, when......"

Huang Taiji said.

"Your Majesty, it's King Rui who asks to see you." The voice of a personal guard sounded at the door.

"It turned out to be Dorgon. Invite him in. After Huang Taiji finished speaking, he stood up in his clothes, and at the same time, he was still wondering in his heart, I don't know what Dolgon is here for.

Soon, the door opened, and Dolgon walked in, came to the opposite side of Huang Taiji, and bowed, "Brother see the emperor." ”

"Excuse me. Dolgon, why are you coming to see me so late? Huang Taiji said.

"If you go back to the emperor, the younger brother has been unable to sleep tonight, and I feel deeply sorry for the dead Ama and the emperor. Finally, the younger brother came up with an idea, but he didn't know if it was feasible and wanted to discuss it with the emperor. Dorgon said earnestly.

"Give up Amma's country to Daming, and I am not reconciled. Dolgon, what do you have to do to turn the tide of danger? Even if you have a glimmer of life, you can try. Huang Taiji said.

"When the emperor held a meeting during the day, he said that he would hand over the horses to the Ming generals who came back with the emperor first, and the ministers were thinking, we have a total of more than 100,000 horses, even if they are transported back, it will take a long time for the horses to enter the city. If we seize this opportunity and forcibly break through the pass, as long as we can enter the city, at that time, I, the Eight Banners Warriors, will definitely fight to the death, and it is very likely that we will take the city pass. I don't know the emperor, what do you think? Dorgon said.

After Huang Taiji heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said: "This method you said is good, we have so many horses, he wants to transport them back to the city, and the time required will definitely not be less, even more than one day or two." At this juncture, our people suddenly killed, which will definitely catch the Ming army off guard and fail to close the city gate in time. Okay, Dolgon, I will do what you say, and I will leave this plan to you with full authority. ”

"Brother obeys." Dorgon replied with a bow.

The next day, Huang Taiji invited Jin Chan into the city to discuss the delivery of the horses. The meeting hall is still full of princes and generals, and the momentum is very majestic. Jin Chan entered the meeting hall and saw such a scene, he didn't panic for a moment, but just bowed his hand, "Jin Chan sees King Khan." ”

"No courtesy." Huang Taiji smiled slightly and said, "Jin Chan, you are here to take over the horses on the order of Lord Yue, time is pressing, let's discuss it now, how to deliver." ”

"King Khan, in fact, there is no need to discuss, Lord Yue has already explained, your horses and weapons do not need to be sent to Yunyang or Hanzhong, as long as they are all left in Jinzhou City. As for your people, exit Jinzhou and go to Yunyang on your own, and Lord Yue will arrange for you to leave here. Also, the people of the Ming Dynasty that you have taken captive will remain in the Jinzhou area as usual, and after you leave Yunyang, the imperial court will have its own arrangements. Jin Cicada said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Huang Taiji still planned to act according to Dolgon's plan, but he didn't expect that Yue Su had the foresight and didn't give them a chance at all. The current situation is actually no different from surrender, and the conditions for handing over horses and weapons, Huang Taiji also agreed to Yue Su. If you want to regret it now, it's not impossible, but I'm afraid that I and the army will be buried here. Huang Taiji took a long breath and said, "Okay." I'll arrange it now. ”

Huang Taiji immediately asked Jin Cicada to go down to rest, and ordered all the generals to drive the horses into the city in batches. But with this kung fu, Mang Gurtai secretly came to meet Huang Taiji again.

"Your Majesty, the minister has suddenly come up with a way to save the day."

Mang Gurtai has always been an old man, Huang Taiji never thought that he could come up with any good ideas, but now, when he is in a hurry, he can only listen to it. "Mang Gurtai, what do you do?"

"Your Majesty, the minister's idea is like this. Let's take down the Ming army general and his soldiers and horses, and then send someone to pretend to be the Ming army, go to Yunyang, and lie that my Jurchen tore up the agreement and killed the general, and they escaped death and ran back. The Ming army will inevitably open the city, and then our people will desperately grab the city gate, and the army will then drive away, or it may be possible to take Yunyang in one fell swoop. Mang Gurtai said.

"Your idea seems to be good, but if you want to deceive Yue Su, it is absolutely impossible. Jinzhou is not a day and a half away from Yunyang, my Jurchen are all cavalry, if they really want to attack them, they may escape back to Yunyang. Yue Su didn't want to, but he could guess that this was our plan, and he would definitely not open the city. At that time, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to go back at the end. Huang Taiji shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, it's not okay to go to Yunyang, we can go to Hanzhong. On the Hanzhong side, if you don't know what's going on, you may be able to succeed. Mang Gurtai said.

"Huh?" As soon as he heard this, Huang Taiji's mind moved. After thinking for a moment, he said: "It may be possible to go to Hanzhong, but ordinary soldiers will never be able to open the city gate, unless this golden cicada is willing to cooperate with us." ”

"This is easy to do, put the knife to the neck, forgive him and dare not disobey." Mang Gurtai said affirmatively.

"This matter can't be tough, I think this person is a man, and he is still Yue Su's cronies, since Yue Su dares to send him, he must have some confidence in him. I think in this way, you can have some soft ones, money, beautiful women, we will give as much as he wants. If the soft ones don't work, let's talk about them. ”

"Your Majesty."

Since the Tatars entered the customs, they plundered many Han women, many of whom were beautiful, and some beautiful ones had long been ruined by the Tatars, and even raised in the camp. Mang Gurtai first went to the camp where the Han captives were searching, and found that there was not a single decent woman, so he had to go to the Jurchen camps to ask for it. He asked for someone, who dared not give it, and quickly selected ten beautiful women and sent them to Jin Cicada's residence. Along with the beautiful women, there were ten boxes of gold and silver.

For these things, Jin Chan didn't even look at them, and just sent them away. I don't want to, those Han women, all kneeling on the ground, begging for Jin Chan, who is Jin Chan, since Yue Su can send him, he is extremely relieved. Jin Chan told those women, you can rest assured, Lord Yue has defeated the Tartars, the Tartars have surrendered, and in a few days, you will be free.

Although the golden cicada spoke like this, these women thought that they were frightened by the tartars, and they still cried and refused to retreat. The golden cicada was helpless, so she simply turned a blind eye, and they cried if they loved to cry.

Seeing that the golden cicada was not moved by beauty and gold and silver, Mang Gurtai suggested to Huang Taiji that it should be hard. Huang Taiji thought about it for a long time, and finally made a difficult decision.

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