Chapter 621: Bargaining
The night has entered the hazy colors it brings, in the hot summer night, under the cold moonlight, every qiē seems so unreal, Xiao Yungui stood under an ancient pine tree outside the Tianning Temple scripture hall. In the Sanskrit sound of Buddhism, he stroked the ancient pine with his hand, only to see the ancient pine in the moonlight, the shadow of the tree swaying, the branches are curved, I am afraid that it is hundreds of years old, but there is still a kind of upward trend, I can't help but think in my heart, I don't know if this old pine tree will be built in the era when he crossed back?
Xiao Yungui arrived at Tianning Temple early to wait, he only brought more than a hundred guards, but this did not mean that he completely trusted the beautiful woman who was about to meet, more than a thousand guards cavalry were waiting two miles away, once they sent a signal from this side, a thousand guards cavalry would rush over.
Standing under the ancient pine tree, looking up at the vast starry sky, Xiao Yungui remembered the scene when his parents took him to look at the stars when he was a child, although the family was very poor at that time, but he was very happy, but unfortunately his parents divorced later, and he had to live a single-parent family. When I was a child, I didn't like to talk very much, but when I grew up, my father and mother each formed a family, and then they both made a fortune, so both sides continued to give him a lot of money as compensation. But what's the use of the former? So Xiao Yungui quickly became a gentleman, he spent money like running water, he changed his girlfriend like clothes, and he was cynical all day long, he was venting his dissatisfaction with his childhood.
Later, in order to expand his business, his father married the Song family in the capital, so he and Song Qingyun met. Xiao Yungui has an unusual dislike for this transactional marriage, and at the same time, most of his disapproval of marriage is due to his dissatisfaction with his father, so he rejects Song Qingyun. But don't know why. Song Qingyun liked him very much, or responded to that sentence. What you can't get is good.
In order to get close to him, Song Qingyun went to the same university as him. With the deepening of contact with Song Qingyun, Xiao Yungui found that Song Qingyun was not only beautiful but also knowledgeable, she was sometimes lively and cheerful, sometimes delicate and charming, and sometimes bright and moving. Song Qingyun is different from himself, he became rich after becoming a nouveau riche in his family halfway, but the Song family in the capital is three generations of nobles, but Song Qingyun's noble temperament is innate, so every time he is with her. Xiao Yungui will always feel ashamed of himself, and he will feel that there is invisible pressure on his shoulders. So Xiao Yungui didn't like to be with Song Qingyun even more, sometimes he would rather fight with the four-eyed girl than be by Song Qingyun's side.
But Xiao Yungui never dreamed that a trip would allow the four of them to travel back to the Qing Dynasty, and then the four of them had their own chances, and now they have become the western king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and it is very likely that they will unify the whole country in the future. Weifu, who has led the group for many years, has accumulated, and he is no longer the stunned young man he was back then. He also asked himself that if he met Song Qingyun again, he would not have any inferiority complex, but when it came to the time of reunion, he still couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
After thinking about it, the half-pillar incense kung fu passed. Xiao Yungui stood up straight with his hands around Ren Ran, and he finally saw a young woman walking in slowly, her coquettish eyes gently sweeping towards him. Xiao Yungui fixed his eyes. I saw that she was wearing a light green brocade dress and moon-white lace pants. The hair was scattered and untied. I didn't use any rouge gouache without makeup, but it exuded a burst of fragrance, and the smart eyes under the willow eyebrows, under the flow of gaze, there seemed to be an indescribable charm. Although her appearance has changed, her temperament and demeanor were recognized by Xiao Yungui at a glance. The smart and coquettish eyes, lined with her convex figure, were even more charming, and Xiao Yungui felt palpitations for a while.
Xiao Yungui didn't know what to say for a while, there was no word to confirm his identity, no other words, the two recognized each other, remembering that he and the four-eyed sister recognized each other with many twists and turns, and it seemed that the two were more familiar.
After the ensuing conversation and Xiao Yungui's long-planned words of persuasion, Song Qingyun debunked Xiao Yungui's calculation very rationally, and the last word by word of the knife and axe stripped away the feelings, and all that was left was a dirty political transaction. So Xiao Yungui knew why he and her could recognize each other so quickly, it turned out that he and she were the same kind of people.
She stroked her hair under the moonlight, and then said: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, we don't have to go around in any circles, there is not only one Zaichun behind me, there are millions of Manchu soldiers and civilians behind me who support me, the two hundred years of Manchu heritage can not be eliminated overnight, if we want to surrender, you must come up with a sincere and attractive plan for peace talks." ”
Xiao Yungui looked at her and sighed lightly and said, "Can't you talk about some feelings?" She sighed faintly and said, "Song Qingyun has died after the crossing, and now standing in front of you is the Western Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, Yehenara. Xingzhen! ”
Xiao Yungui smiled bitterly and said slowly: "It's that I think too simply, the change of the original identity will change people's feelings." ”
Xingzhen smiled in return and said with a little bitterness: "Not really, if I don't have this high position, it won't be a problem." But if I hadn't been in this position, I'm afraid that someone else would be standing here talking to you today. ”
Xiao Yungui shook his head and said, "If it were someone else, I wouldn't make an appointment to meet alone." The war with the Manchus has now reached the point where it needs to be resolved by the government, and it seems that blind war cannot solve the problem, especially now that our Taiping army needs to race against time. ”
Xingzhen nodded and said, "Since you also have the idea of negotiating, let's talk about your plans first, and I'll also hear if there is room for turnaround." ”
Xiao Yungui paced two steps with his hands in his hands and said: "The Qing Emperor abdicated, the five ethnic republics, the Han people ruled, and the foreign insults were resisted. ”
Xingzhen shook her head and said: "At most, we can only agree to divide the Yellow River and rule, and you will withdraw from the Northeast and become a brotherly state in the future." ”
Xiao Yungui laughed, a smile that really emanated from his heart: "Qingyun, it's impossible for you to think like this, you are splitting the country, and you and I can't bear this kind of historical responsibility." ”
Xingzhen smiled slightly, blinked slyly and said, "Isn't the negotiation all about asking for money on the spot?" ”
Xiao Yungui snorted and said slowly: "Qingyun, I think you should be serious, according to the current situation, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is already declining, and you need to exchange your territory for your future social status and the chance to survive here." ”
Xingzhen was slightly stunned, and then said in a cold voice: "I don't think you can kill all the Manchurians, for more than two hundred years, the Manchus have already integrated into this land, and you can't completely strip it away." And if you deal with the Manchus, what about the Mongols? What about the Hui people? What about the Hmong? If you deal with one ethnic group with ruthless means, the other ethnic groups will inevitably be in danger, and then the country under your rule will be unstable. ”
Xiao Yungui gave a thumbs up and smiled: "It is worthy of a generation of female heroines, the Empress Dowager Cixi, who pinched my key point at once." Well, it is true that I will not be able to exterminate them all, but if the Manchus are withdrawn from the stage of history through the guò war, then the life of the Manchus in the future will not necessarily be better than the social status obtained through negotiations. You should think clearly about the future of thousands of people in Manchuria, if the war continues, it will be our people who will die in the future, and the war will slow down the industrialization process of our country, isn't what we are trying to do now is to avoid the humiliating history of more than 100 years in the future? ”
Xingzhen smiled and said, "What a big hat, the little woman can't afford it." However, His Royal Highness the King of the West, you must know that now the Manchu Qing Dynasty still controls Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Guanwai, Sichuan and Anhui, although the north is vast and sparsely populated, but the population will not be 150 million, and more than 100 million soldiers can still afford to be raised. ”
Xiao Yungui clasped his hands around and said with a smile: "Then please ask the Queen Mother to come up with a reliable plan, but if you split the country, you don't have to export it again." ”
Xingzhen smiled and said: "Okay, my bottom limit is a constitutional monarchy, the emperor or the Manchu emperor, and the government is elected by the Han people and all ethnic groups, how about it?" ”
Xiao Yungui couldn't help but laugh out again and said: "Qingyun, Qingyun, you are really still very black-bellied, this is not your bottom limit at all, the Qing Emperor must abdicate, and the Manchu country name must also be changed, otherwise what is the difference between this and Zhao'an our Taiping Army?" Do you think the Manchus are qualified to recruit the Taiping Army? Did the Manchus still have the ability to maintain the throne and the title of the country? ”
Xingzhen smiled slyly and said: "I have already retreated, if the Qing Emperor abdicates and the Manchu Qing Dynasty goes to the country, there will be no basis for negotiation." There is nothing wrong with a constitutional monarchy, the Manchus withdrew from the political stage, and only symbolically retained the name of the country and the imperial throne, can't this satisfy you? Speaking of this, Xingzhen paused, then looked at Xiao Yungui a little weirdly, and said with understanding: "I understand, you want to be the emperor yourself." ”
Xiao Yungui did not hide his ambition at all, and waved his big hand and said: "I think the constitutional monarchy can only be realized by our children and grandchildren at the earliest, at the beginning of the country's new establishment, we must maintain only one voice and one attitude within the country, I am confident that I can control the overall situation, and I am confident that I can lead the rejuvenation of the country, why can't I be the emperor?" The Han people in the world will not agree to retain the throne and country name of the Qing Emperor, Qingyun, you should be practical. ”
Xingzhen pouted and said: "The Han people in the world, you are, I honestly think that I can represent everyone, sue you, at least the Han people in the north still support the Manchu Qing, even if it is Zeng Guofan in Hunan, he just hopes that the Han people can control the government." ”
Xiao Yungui frowned and said: "Okay, then Mongolia and Manchuria outside the Guanxi will be autonomous, but this is already the maximum limit, and if we can't negotiate, we will continue to fight." ”
Xingzhen still shook her head and said: "Impossible, the Manchus are used to life in Guannai, and letting them return to Manchuria autonomy will bring a lot of problems, and if you let Mongolia and Manchuria be autonomous, won't you be afraid that these two places will become independent in the future?" ”
Xiao Yungui smiled bitterly: "Then we have only one way to fight to the death......" (to be continued......