Negotiations involving the relations between the two countries have never been a simple matter, even if the Qing Dynasty has the absolute upper hand at this time, and the chief negotiators of the two sides have already reached a consensus in private, and the big aspects can be said to be a foregone conclusion, but there are countless disputes and calculations in the details, because of this, although Hongqing only promised to give a two-day negotiation schedule, but at the strong request of the Russian side, the negotiations finally dragged on for a full three days, which can be regarded as a framework agreement - the "Sino-Russian Ili Treaty".

First, the Russian side acknowledged the fault of the invasion of the Qing Dynasty and promised to make compensation and cede 320,000 square kilometers of land from Lake Berga to the Ergun River to the Chinese side, and the Chinese side promised not to pursue the fault of the Russian invasion; Second, the Russian side recognized the suzerainty of the Qing Dynasty over the Kazakh Khanate and the Turgat Khanate, and the Qing Dynasty promised to restrain the two countries and not to engage in armed conflict with Russia without authorization. Third, the Russian side will, in accordance with international practice, redeem the Russian officers captured in the Battle of Mount Gordon, and the specific price will be negotiated. Fourth, the Qing Dynasty and the Russian side will reopen border trade, and agree to open a border trade market in Nebuchu to encourage merchants from both sides to trade freely and exchange goods there.

On July 11, the third year of Chengde, the representatives of China and Russia, Hongqing and Grand Duke Petrovich, both signed the "Sino-Russian Ili Treaty" and exchanged texts, the treaty was written in four languages, Manchu, Chinese, Russian, Latin, etc., in quadruplicate, each holding two of them, waiting for the two emperors of both sides to sign the peace treaty before it can be formally effective, the interesting thing is that both the Chinese side and the Russian side, the fate of the 70,000 captured Russian soldiers did not mention a word, obviously, The Russians were not going to pay a lot of ransom for ordinary soldiers, who were mostly serfs, and the Qing side was happy to get more than 70,000 road-building coolies for nothing, and both sides could be regarded as having their own way.

On July 12, the third year of Chengde, the Russian negotiators and a group of more than 100 people left Yili, all the way to the west, and Hongqing did not stay for long, ordered Tashan to be the general of Ili, and allocated a division from the Third Army as the remaining troops, handed over to Tashan to command, and promoted Yue Zhongqi to the commander of the First Army, around noon on the same day, led the main army of 100,000 soldiers and horses to leave Ili, along the way to Luntai City, on the way, sent 700 li to expeditious, the original "Sino-Russian Ili Treaty" and Hongqing himself to send the Beijing division.

On July 25, the third year of Chengde, the text of the treaty and the book of Hongqing's recital arrived in Beijing, and the government and the opposition were sensational, and there were those who applauded it, some expressed regret, and some disdained it in private, of course, the mainstream public opinion still held a positive attitude towards this treaty, but it was doubtful that the 320,000 wild land was worth 27 million taels of silver, and the controversy caused by this was really not old and young, but Emperor Chengde did not say a word about it, but was extremely annoyed by Hongqing's move of returning to the teacher without asking for advice, In addition, autumn has arrived, the harsh winter is not far away, and the army has insufficient food, so it is necessary to return to the division as much as possible, and as for the local appeasement and the safety of the border passes, with the presence of General Tashan and a division, it will be guaranteed.

The reason why he repeatedly emphasized that there was only one purpose, that is, to trap Hongqing and the more than 100,000 troops on the frontier, and to make a secret fuss, but he didn't expect Hongqing to reach a reasonable peace agreement with Lao Maozi so quickly, and he dared to withdraw the army without asking for an order, which caught Emperor Chengde off guard, and at the same time, he was also annoyed, the problem is that Emperor Chengde didn't have the courage to really turn his face with Hongqing at this time, As for the letter of accountability, a sentence of "will not be subject to the life of the monarch outside" can make Emperor Chengde speechless, in this regard, although Emperor Chengde is helpless, but he will never give up, which will call Fang Bao and Li Minquan both to the palace of heart cultivation.

"You all know about it, that bastard thing returned to the army without asking for orders, and now everything has not been deployed and stopped, you all talk about it, what should it be, huh?"

This deployment for Hongqing was handled by Fang and Li, and Emperor Chengde didn't have too many scruples in front of the two, and as soon as he saw the ceremony, he was already impatient and went straight to the point.

"If you go back to your majesty, Weichen thinks that it is advisable to be cautious in this matter, and it is better for your majesty to go to the will first, test one or two, and then make a decision."

In the matter of plotting Hongqing, although Fang and Li were ordered at the same time, in comparison, Fang Bao basically didn't take care of things, and most of the arrangements and scheduling were handled by Li Minquan, obviously, in terms of how to respond, Li Minquan thought that he was far more vocal than Fang Bao, no, as soon as Emperor Chengde's voice fell, Li Minquan was already full of confidence.

"To be more specific, how should this temptation go?"

Since the end of April, the time has only passed three months, although Emperor Chengde has been going all out to arrange, but unfortunately the time is too short, although Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu Hongqing's important henchmen have been basically replaced, but the adjustment that should be made has not yet been in place - Meng Guangzu and others have just taken office, it is still difficult to control the overall situation, not to mention that they have not been able to win the most critical military power, that is, even the matter on the grain road has not been clarified, in this case, Emperor Chengde really has no confidence to completely tear his face with Hongqing, Because of this, he will not have any objections to Li Minquan's idea of focusing on stability.

"Your Majesty Mingjian, this time in the west, Sichuan sent more than 20,000 troops, but it has never been supplemented, and Sichuan Governor Li Minxing is now stationed in southern Xinjiang, Sichuan is inevitably empty, His Majesty can issue an edict, simply let Li Minxing be reappointed as the governor of southern Xinjiang, and Prince Ren will divide 20,000 troops into Sichuan, you can promise to transfer the candidates of the Sichuan Governor, and see what Prince Ren will do to plan the rest."

Li Minquan came prepared this time, and he was not slow to deal with Emperor Chengde's questions, but when he saw him bowing, he was already full of confidence in explaining.

"Well...... according to the Qing family, how will that guy react?"

Emperor Chengde is a shrewd person, and as soon as he heard it, he had already vaguely guessed the intention of Li Minquan's trick, but he was not in a hurry to make a decision, but after a little silence, he raised his eyebrows and asked quietly.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if Prince Ren has no objection, he will obey no doubt, if he has a different heart, he will definitely take care of it, and there is nothing else."

Li Minquan was determined to bring down Hongqing, how vicious he was, but he completely forgot that he could have today's status, all of which was the result of Hongqing's support at the beginning.

"Well, what if you obey? If you don't, what if you don't, huh? ”

Emperor Chengde knew very well about Hongqing's ability to calculate, no matter how confident Li Minquan was, how could Emperor Chengde really act so rashly, after hesitating for a while, he still didn't dare to make up his mind, but frowned slightly and asked again.

"If it is complied with, then it will be good, Your Majesty can calmly plan it, according to the original deployment, step by step, and gradually dismember its subordinates, do not worry about the success of major events, if Prince Ren does not obey, Your Majesty can make him temporarily stationed in Zhenyuancheng, under the exchange of official documents, it is enough to delay for a period of time, wait until the heavy snow closes the road, and the overall situation is settled!"

In terms of the ability to calculate, although Li Minquan is not bad, but from the level of the top wise, there is still a line of difference, but when it comes to the ability to observe the face and color, but he is definitely a figure in the world, even if Emperor Chengde's mind is very hidden, but Li Minquan has already seen that Emperor Chengde has actually made up his mind, and it is extremely confusing to answer at this time.

"Well, Zicheng is reasonable, but if he doesn't obey and wants to enter the customs, what will he do?"

Emperor Chengde nodded approvingly, thinking that he would agree to Li Minquan's suggestion, but after thinking about it, he felt a little uneasy, so he hesitated to ask a sensitive question.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen thinks that Prince Ren will not dare to risk the disapproval of the world to force this, because if it is really a big chaos, there will be endless troubles, and this decision is not what Prince Ren is happy to do, from this point of view, the possibility of being stationed in Zhenyuan City according to the order should be higher."

The reason why Li Minquan betrayed Hongqing is not entirely because of the third elder brother Hongxi's hard work, the most fundamental reason is that Li Minquan knows Hongqing too well, and knows that his status in Hongqing's mind is not high, and he is unlikely to be reused by Hongqing, and this is obviously not the result that Li Minquan, who thinks he has worked hard, is happy to see, because of this, as early as the time when Emperor Chengde was diving, Li Minquan had gradually drifted away from Hongqing, but this did not hinder Li Minquan's understanding of Hongqing's personality. At this point, it really looks like that.

"What does Mr. Lingao think?"

Emperor Chengde is not a dull person, he has already judged in his heart, and there is not much difference from what Li Minquan said, and now, since Li Minquan has said it so clearly, Emperor Chengde has not asked any more questions, but threw the question to Fang Bao, who has always been silent.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has no other objections."

As the executor of the edict of the old man Kangxi, Fang Bao is 120,000 unwilling to see such a life-and-death fight between Emperor Chengde and Hongqing, for this reason, he also hinted that Emperor Chengde would stop, but Emperor Chengde did not listen, Fang Bao was helpless, and every time he was on the occasion of deliberations, he could only talk less and listen more, and the same was true at this time, even if he actually had other ideas in his heart, he didn't want to cause more trouble, he just humbly praised it.

"Well, that's good, I'm going to edict!"

Emperor Chengde had already made a decision in his heart, he had asked Fang Bao before, but it was just a matter of taking a shape, but now, seeing that Fang Bao had no objection, Emperor Chengde did not hesitate anymore, shook his big sleeves complacently, and gave an order at a glance......