At the beginning of November, news of the defeat of the army in Korea reached Shengjing. Dolgon was both angry and sad when he heard this, the Qing Kingdom suffered an unprecedented defeat, and the accusations and pressures he would face can be imagined, but he was worried about his situation when he thought that his brother Duoduo was also captured by the Ming army.

The experience of Haoge's capture was placed there, the eldest son of Huang Taiji was tortured at the hands of the Han people without even half a backbone, and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty in just half a year, and even publicly sent a letter to Shengjing, indicating that his surrender to the Ming Dynasty was in accordance with the will of heaven, and even advised Huang Taiji to carefully consider the relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Taiji vomited blood angrily on the spot, tore up Haoge's handwritten letter, and then fainted. After that, in less than half a year, Huang Taiji died violently in the army, and it is difficult to say that this is not unrelated to the stimulation that Haoge gave him.

At that time, the three brothers Dolgon, Azig, and Duoduo had seen Huang Taiji's jokes in private, but how could he have imagined that a few years later, this kind of bad luck would actually befall his own head.

What can Dorgon do? Is it true that he is the only one left to lead the army and recruit himself?

There is another point that makes Dolgon very confused, he has also fought with the most powerful Three Guards of the Ming Dynasty several times before, and the other party is not so powerful that he can defeat the Qing Iron Cavalry twice in a row. But after a lapse of several years, how could the opponent's combat effectiveness be so refined?

If you can't figure it out, you can't figure it out, after all, the ruthless facts and the official documents of the defeated army are on the table, even if you don't believe it, you can only swallow this bitter fruit silently.

At this time, a eunuch hesitated outside the door, and Dolgon rebuked impatiently: "Come in and talk, what do you talk like sneaky?" ”

The eunuch was scolded but happily entered the warm pavilion, although the scale of Dolgon's mansion is not large, but this warm pavilion is extremely unique, especially the fire dragon road under the ground, from the outside burned firewood, the hot ground is as hot as a fire, and the whole interior is like spring.

It is the season when the heavy snow first arrives, and with such a fire dragon road, even the cold palace in Shengjing City is difficult to compare.

"Back to the master, the Queen Mother asks to see you!"

A word pulled Dorgon out of his anger, and only a woman could calm the anger and confusion in his chest at this moment. But Dolgon was clear in his heart, until this woman came to his regent's palace at this moment, not just for the sake of making out of friends.

Thinking of this, for the first time in Dorgon's chest, he felt disgust for the woman he had coveted for many years. However, he also knew that if he didn't see her, he didn't know how many rumors and rights and wrongs would be born.

The next day, Dolgon got up unusually late, and it was not until three o'clock in the morning that he opened his eyes, and his body was as tired as if he were about to fall apart. Recalling last night's upheaval, I don't feel a little lingering. I don't know how long this comfortable life will continue.

"Master, master!"

Outside the bedroom, the eunuch's hurried call sounded again.

Dolgon didn't get up, but asked aloud, "What's the matter?" ”

"Master, Curb Billon, Curb Billon is back!"

"Who?" Dorgon sat up suddenly, and asked again.

"It's Niu Lu Zhangjing Curb Billon, Curb Billon is back!"

Dolgon knew that this Suppilon had been defeated and captured when Duoduo led his army into Korea, and this time he was released, could it be that the Ming Dynasty had already planned to use Duoduo as a bargaining chip to negotiate with him?

If it is, according to the previous national situation of the Great Qing Dynasty and the previous siege of the army, it is inevitable that the Ming army will be obedient to the fight and then mention the matter of peace talks, but under the current internal and external troubles, if you can get a decent step, it may not be impossible.

"Bring me quickly!"

……

Dolgon looked coldly at the Kupilon standing in front of him, he had only been seen for more than a month, this former Manchurian warrior had been tortured with skinny bones, and his cheekbones protruded, when his gaze fell on the empty sleeve of Kupilon's right arm, he finally couldn't help but say: "You still have the face to come back!" ”

Defeated and captured, it has become such a virtue now, if it is a real warrior, he should commit suicide and apologize, and it is useless to survive except to humiliate his ancestors and affect his family.

He was embarrassed, thinking that he had tried his best to shout that he would go out with the army, and if he had known that this would be the end, he would not have been so desperate to kill himself. But there is no regret medicine in the world to take, and now, in addition to suffering in silence, does he still have a choice?

Indeed, he had no choice, so he could only come back to be a lobbyist for the Ming army in exchange for a place to stay.

"It's not for no reason that he has survived so far, in order to wait for the opportunity to tell the regent about the situation inside the Ming army!"

Dolgon refused to listen to his quibbles, and only responded coldly: "Okay, quickly explain the situation of the Ming army, and then you can die!" Then he added, "How can you have the face to see Turg with such a virtuous character?" ”

Hearing the regent's mention of his long-dead brother, he burst into tears and remorse, but to no avail. After a few moments, he wiped the tears from his face, and with his inflexible left hand, he took out a crumpled letter from his bosom and placed it respectfully on Dorgon's desk.

"At this time, Cheng Mingjiu, the chief soldier of the Korean garrison of the Ming Dynasty, wrote a letter from him, please take a look at it from the regent!"

Who is Cheng Mingjiu, Dolgon has never heard of it, and now even cats and dogs dare to write to him to threaten him, and his anger can't help but overflow in his heart. But he finally held back his anger and tore open the crumpled envelope and pulled out the letterhead.

The content of the letter is very simple, first of all, it shows that the Marquis of Daming Town has no intention of being an enemy of the Qing State, and even the two sides have common interests, but this is off-topic. The point of this letter is that the Ming army can release the captured Eight Banners soldier to Prince Yu Haoge, and even give him a decent step so that he can give an account of the country.

However, the proposed conditions made Dolgon frown.

In general, there are three points, one is the indemnity, because the Qing side took the lead in provoking the war, entered the Korean country, and wantonly slaughtered and plundered the common people of the Korean country, so the Korean state must be appropriately compensated, and this amount should be 10 million taels of silver. It's not impossible to pay reparations, as long as you don't cede the land, but the amount of the reparations still makes Dolgon can't help but be staggered. There are few people and few lands outside the gate, 10 million taels of silver, how many years will it take to save it, unless it is a big move, and then go south to fight the grass valley to rob him.

But now, can he still use troops against the Ming Dynasty Jingshi in the Great Wall at will? The Ming army occupied Korea and has been eyeing it, as long as the Qing army makes a slight move, maybe the other side will kill the Yalu River.

The second is trade, the Qing State must open the sea ban, allow merchants to enter and leave Liaodong freely, buy special products outside the customs, and transport goods from all over the country. And directly make it clear that the Qing government is not allowed to tax merchants who hold the distribution of merchants in the Ming Dynasty.

This one can also be recognized by gritting his teeth, after all, it is an innocuous business, and it does not involve the fundamentals.

The second is to lease land, the Qing State will lease Jinzhou, Fuzhou, Xiaoshan and other places to the Jiangnan Trading Company, and the Jiangnan Trading Company has the same rights as the local government office of the Qing State in the leased land. The lease period is 100 years, and the annual rent is 100,000 taels of silver.

Only the last one was the most troublesome for Dolgon, and the method of leasing land was not a land cession on the surface, but it required the same authority as the official office, which was very debatable.

Also, what is that Gangnam Trading Company? Is this a new government office in the Ming Dynasty or a private chamber of commerce?

At the end of the letter, Cheng Mingjiu specially marked a line of text explaining Dorgon's doubts. Jiangnan Trading Company does not have the identity of the Ming government, and the manager and deacon of it also do not have the identity of an official family, and it is purely set up by private businessmen.

The Marquis of Daming Town attaches great importance to industry and commerce, vigorously supports the industry and commerce in the south of the Yangtze River, and even provides them with armed protection!

Seeing this last sentence, Dorgon couldn't help but sneer. Even if these southern barbarians kept saying that the Jiangnan Trading Company did not have an official status, then why did Li Xin provide protection for it? In other words, this so-called Jiangnan Trading Company was originally the property of Li Xin's private ......

Thinking of this, Dolgon only felt that a window suddenly opened in the dark world in his heart, although he still did not understand how to use this window, but finally had a sense of glimpse of the original intention of the Korean Ming army.

Dorgon placed the letter in his hand on the desk and looked up at Suppilon.

"Let's talk about it, before you come back, what did the Ming Dynasty people say to you?"

He didn't believe that it was as simple as the Ming Dynasty people who let Bilong come back just so that he could send a letter.

Kupilon hurriedly replied: "Back to the regent's words, Cheng Junmen said that as long as the regent is willing to stop the army and make peace and sign a treaty of good-neighborliness and friendship with the Korean state, the Ming army can even send troops to help the regent Ping and quell the chaos!" ”

With a snap, Dorgon slapped the table in front of him hard, sending Suppilon trembling.

"Fart! What kind of neighbor is it, and where is Li from's friendliness? Korea is a subject country of our Great Qing Dynasty, and the Min clan is a rebellious minister and thief, and it is really a pipe dream to ask this king to sign a treaty with a rebellious minister and thief......"

After scolding Suppilon for a bloody scolding, Dorgon felt that the anger in his chest had subsided slightly, and then he sighed secretly, scolding and scolding, if the lease could be appropriately changed, it might not be impossible to talk about it.

Stabilizing the interior for the sake of the present is the key, otherwise when he is ousted from the position of regent, will the Great Qing Kingdom and Dolgon still have a half-penny relationship?

"This king wants to listen to your opinion, not your Ming Dynasty master's opinion!"

Dorgon was despised for the spineless style of Suppilon, and his words were full of mockery.

Kupilon wiped a handful of cold sweat oozing from his forehead, "The servant suggested that the regent first agree to the conditions proposed by Cheng Junmen!" ”