Episode 56 The Banner Man of Nanjing

Yonggui jumped up from the sofa and turned to look, only to see Fourteen Grid walking in from the entrance, with that "Fourteen Grid Format" on his face.

She took off her gloves and hat, handed them to the maid beside her, and smiled at Yonggui again:

"What, Yonggui, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't you know?"

Yonggui looked at the fourteen squares in front of him, his throat rolled nervously, and his eyes slowly stared at her in a straight Ming military academy officer's dark green military dress, as well as the People's Guard colonel's epaulettes that emitted a golden velvet light under the palace lamp.

More than ten months ago, the woman in front of her was still her immediate boss and master, and now she ...... In the past ten months, 14 Gege defected to Nanming, was named a princess, served as an important position in the People's Guard, and attended a press conference...... In Nanming and other parts of the world, Fourteen Gege has become a celebrity, a legendary princess, and the object of eagerness to chase and talk about it by various media and the public.

However, in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, the four characters of "fourteen grids" were "forcibly disappeared". It is not allowed in newspapers, on the radio, on documents, in meetings, or in everyone's daily conversations. Even when they occasionally talked quietly about the words "fourteen grids", they always subconsciously silenced them, looked around, and made sure that they were not heard, and then dared to whisper......

Yonggui knows very well that after a few years, more than ten years, and at most one generation, in the land controlled by the Qing Dynasty, the four words "Fourteen Gege" have completely disappeared. The older generation will wisely remain silent until death, and the younger generation will be completely unaware of such a person as the "Fourteen Gege". Whether it is a person, a memory, or just these four words, the "Fourteen Gege" will all be thrown into the "black hole of oblivion", which has not existed before, does not exist now, and will not exist in the future.

Yes, and it will not exist in the future. Even if any prince gives birth to a daughter who happens to be the thirteenth in the future, he will stop and seal the knife very tacitly, and he will definitely not give birth to the fourteenth.

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But now, the "four words" that have been sealed in the dust for ten months are suddenly standing opposite him, and he is a living person with flesh and blood, Yonggui can't accept it for a while.

"You...... Ten...... Ten...... Grid ......"

Yonggui's lips quivered, trying to say the "four words" that were forbidden in the north. He hadn't expected to run into fourteen squares to the south. Because from the perspective of the high-level officials of the Northern Qing Dynasty, including the sticky pole, Fourteen Gege was named a princess in Nanming and served in the People's Guard, which was far more symbolic than practical for Nanming. Even if the fourteen geges have a rank in the People's Guard, they have no real power. Nothing like secret negotiations will involve her.

But now it seems that this is far from the case.

For Yonggui, it is a big problem to even call the fourteen grids now. And what should be the attitude towards the fourteen grids? Is it time to cross the eyebrows and be cold, right? A stern reprimand? Or do you go with the flow and make a mess of harmony? In the case of the former, of course, he is politically safe, after all, he clearly stated his position as soon as he came up. But he came to seek peace with the emperor's order, so don't talk about peace. But if there is a harmonious atmosphere, no matter how successful the peace talks are, it will be difficult to ensure that they will not be used to play on the topic and be framed and overthrown after they go back.

Yonggui stared blankly at Fourteen Gege, the sweat on his head had already "boomed", and he stood on the ground like a stake for a while.

Fourteen Gege came from the Northern Qing Dynasty, what Yonggui was thinking now, how could she not guess?

She looked at Yonggui's pitiful situation now, and an indescribable joy suddenly surged in her heart. A kind of exhilaration, the ability to breathe freely.

Fourteen Gege sat down on the sofa opposite Yonggui, took out a sterling silver cigarette case, took out a slender lady's cigarette and smoked it, spit out a puff of light cigarette, and said with a smile:

"Yonggui, are you scared?"

The sweat on Yonggui's head became even worse, his face began to turn pale, and his throat rolled, and he wanted to say something, but he just couldn't say it.

"Forget it, Yonggui," Fourteen Gege said, smoking a cigarette, shaking his head and smiling, "You don't have to say, I understand your feelings. ”

She leaned back on the sofa, took a cigarette and sighed:

"In the north, I used to be so scared. And much more scared than you. In the north, no one is not afraid, not even people like you and me are afraid, don't talk about others. It's too weak to be in power. …… The most humble is Guangwu himself. I'll tell you, he's scared all day. He was too weak-hearted. He didn't dare mention me. When I mention it, I'm going to find out why I came to the south. Then we have to find out how the six princes died. It is necessary to find out how Guangwu got to the top. He's going to cover other people's mouths desperately. Alas, this is also the unique logic of the Qing court. If you don't say it, it means that it didn't happen. Oh, ostrich, your head is in the sand, and your whole body is in the sand. ”

Yonggui was now covered in cold sweat, and he was about to faint when he stood there and staggered. His throat rolled, trying to muster up his courage, ready to contradict her. In the north, no one dares to talk about this. Now that Fourteen Gege has said this, if he doesn't refute it vigorously, it will be too dangerous for him to spread to the north.

However, Fourteen Gege lifted his chin:

"Ziteng."

"Hey, hey," the stomach ache came to a hurry, and he smiled earnestly, "What does Your Highness command?" ”

Fourteen Gege laughed:

"Arrange a room for Yonggui, a radio station, and ask him to ask Guangwu for instructions first, saying that he accidentally met Bengege in Nanjing, and what attitude should he use to face Bengege in order to negotiate. Hehe, otherwise Yonggui wouldn't even be able to get over this meal. ”

The stomach hurts and comprehends, and he said to Yonggui with a smile:

"Brother Yonggui, please?"

Yonggui took a breath at this time, and wanted to find a few more words to say, and find a staircase for himself. But looking at the smiling fourteen grids and the stomachache, he found that he couldn't find a word. He nodded in a panic, shook his head again, shuffled weakly, and staggered out with a stomachache.

……

After a while, Yonggui came back with a stomachache.

Now Yonggui looks relaxed, talks and laughs, and has completely changed people. When he came to the lounge just now, he found that there were already several men and women seated, except for the fourteen squares, all of whom were "legendary" figures: Xiang Xiaoqiang, commander of the People's Guard, Shang Xiu, the "inner shopkeeper" of the People's Guard, Zheng Yuxuan, the lord of Leping County, Jiang Meilu, deputy director of the First Bureau of Dongchang, and even two very dazzling people-

One is Hui Zhang, the commander of the Fangcheng Army who has just surrendered to Nanming! One is the tank designer who defected to Nanming not long ago, Dorobelle Aixin Jueluo Pu Heng! Fourteen Gege and Pu Heng sat together and chatted happily.

Everyone was laughing and chatting, and when he came in, the room was silent.

But at this time, Yonggui is no longer the Yonggui just now. He walked in generously, waved around, and said with a smile:

"Hello everyone, hello everyone, hehehe......"

Stomach ache smiled:

"Let me introduce to you, this is the special envoy for negotiations from Beijing, Mr. Yonggui. Mr. Yonggui, the second chief of the right at the sticky rod, hehehe......"

Then everyone else laughed and nodded their heads as if they were old friends.

Yonggui half-squinted, looking at the Ming army uniform on Fourteen Gege, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he thought about it. He strode over, and in front of everyone's eyes, he plunged down to the fourteen Gege Qian'er, and said loudly in Manchu:

"Aha Yonggui, Ndur Lin, Ezhi Ni Shel Hebobaimi! (Slave Yonggui, please give Gege a farewell!) ）”

There was an instant silence in the room, and everyone looked at Fourteen Grids. There was a hint of strangeness in the air.

Fourteen Gege turned his head to look at him, nodded and smiled:

"Ily (get up)!"

Then he still turned around and continued to laugh and talk to Pu Heng quietly.

Yonggui was stuck in the ground, his head bowed, and his face was a little unbearable.

He originally wanted to use this banner man to ask for peace and "beat the fourteen grids back to their original form" in front of everyone, but he didn't expect that people would be generous and didn't care at all.

Seeing that he was still on the ground, Fourteen Gege turned his head and said with a smile in Beijing dialect:

"!"

Yonggui took a deep breath and got up with a grin. He took a step forward and said with a smile on his face:

"Gege, how have you been these past few months? My subordinates are thinking about you! ”

Fourteen Gege raised his head and said with a smile:

"I miss you too! I've been gone for the past few months, you have all come out, Yonggui you have also come out, and Chongshan and the two have picked up the sticky pole, hehehe! Well done! …… Well, I'll go back to Beijing in a few months to see everyone. ”

Yonggui's face stiffened, his muscles twitched, and he looked at Fourteen Gege's smiling appearance, and immediately understood the meaning of the last sentence.

There was a snickering sound that didn't hold back. Yonggui quickly turned his face and saw that it was Zheng Yuxuan, smiling, wiping the tea on his chin with a hot towel, and then elegantly putting the hot towel back on the plate.

Yonggui turned his head again, smiled with Fourteen Gege, nodded and smiled with Pu Heng next to him, and made a slight gesture to say goodbye, which was meaningful, and said with a smile:

"Yo ho, Lord Belle, how are you!"

Pu Heng is in his thirties, wears glasses, and is very polite, although he is a cousin of the fourteenth Gege, but he is a scholar, an honest scholar, just nodded and smiled.

Yonggui turned around and was about to leave, but Hui Zhang next to him shouted to him:

"I said, Lord Yong, you're not right. Even if Liubeile comes over, he is still the Baylor of our bannerman, and he is also the elder of the Gege family, and his surname is Aixin Jueluo, so you just ask for peace? ”

Yonggui was stunned, turned around, stared at Hui Zhang, and scolded in his heart: You, the surrendered general, have now taken Nanming's reward and become a slave of the Han people, so you have come to teach me a lesson?

He glanced at Fourteen Grid quickly, only to see that she did not speak, but just lowered her head, held the tea cup, plucked the tea leaves one by one, and blew gently. But Pu Heng himself was a little embarrassed, bowed his head and smiled, and gently held the glasses on the bridge of his nose.

Yonggui suddenly knew in his heart: Hui Zhang must be observing words and emotions now, and embarrass himself by giving an eye for an eye for the fourteen grids.

Several Nanming magnates around were also there holding tea cups and smiling and "watching".

Yonggui gritted his teeth, smiled again, and pricked down at Pu Heng again, and said vaguely:

"Say hello to Lord Belle!"

Pu Heng shook his hand very loyally:

"Alas, get up, get up."

Yonggui sneered in his heart, but still didn't get up, just raised his head and looked at Fourteen Gege. It means to say: How old are you Pu Heng, let me get up and I'll get up? How old are you Huizhang, let me ask for peace, I'll ask for peace? I'm giving Fourteen Grids of face!

Fourteen Gege didn't seem to plan to embarrass him anymore, so he took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said:

"Well, Kik. …… You still respect me so much, and I have to thank you. But Yonggui, you must know that Uncle Heng is my sixth uncle. If you respect me, you must also respect my sixth uncle. ”

Yonggui had to say:

"Huh."

And then I got up.

……

After sitting down again, Fourteen Gege smiled and introduced everyone in this hall to Yonggui. Yonggui originally thought that Fourteen Gege was in Nanming, that is, a nominal princess with no power and power, but seeing that she was in front of the high-level Nanming in this room, she seemed to be the center of these people, and her tone and tone did not look like a "nominal princess" at all, she was completely the actual person in charge of holding power. Even her top boss, Xiang Xiaoqiang, and the genuine Nanming County Lord, were all smiling and grinning at him, respecting him like a big sister.

Moreover, even Hui Zhang and Pu Heng, that is, Pu Heng have an honest personality and seem more introverted, but Hui Zhang does not have the sincerity and fear of surrendering to the general at all, and it is natural to talk and laugh.

Hui Zhang did not wear a military uniform, but a suit and dress. Yonggui knew that he was no longer a soldier, just a folk guy who took 500,000 Ming Yang. But what Yonggui didn't know was that Huizhang had now obtained Nanming citizenship and was now sitting here as a Ming citizen. The self-confidence brought by 500,000 Mingyang and the sense of security brought by Daming citizenship have the dual effect of making Huizhang feel very good now, even if he sits with the high-level people of Nanming, he is completely open.

The situation of these Manchu people after they voted for Nanming was different from what Yonggui originally thought. It's not at all.

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At 7:30 a.m., the feast began. Although the standard of this reception banquet is high, the scale is very small, there is only one table, and these people are the ones who participate.

Fourteen Gege seemed to be the host of the banquet, first taking everyone to raise a glass to welcome the arrival of Lord Yonggui, and then taking everyone to raise a glass to Zheng Yuxuan.

"Xuanxuan is the 'young owner' here," Fourteen Gege smiled while holding his wine glass, "Yonggui you know, this Wuwang Villa is their family's property, and tonight's dinner is also their old Zheng family's east, hehehe......"

"Ah, hahaha," Yonggui immediately raised his wine glass and smiled at Zheng Yuxuan, "Then we really have to give the county lord a glass!" The county lord mother, please also thank the king of Yanping on behalf of Yonggui! Hahaha......"

"It's easy to say, it's not good to treat...... Zheng Yuxuan smiled insincerely, the last negotiation experience in the Northern Qing Dynasty made her have no good impression of these sticky officials, "Well, it should be as good as the landlord......"

Fourteen Gege laughed:

"Today, we are here to borrow this table of wine from the Xuan family to catch the wind for Lord Yonggui who came from afar, and secondly, we are also taking this opportunity to gather together in Nanjing and talk about family life...... Hehe, it's rare for everyone to get together, and it just so happens that Yonggui is also here, so I'll call the shots and call Uncle Heng Liu, oh, and Huizhang too...... Hehe, Xuanxuan, later, you will tell you to roast a suckling pig up...... You know, Beijing hanging oven roast pig, this is the traditional dish of our flag people...... This Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine is full of fish, I am used to eating it, Uncle Hengliu, Yonggui and Huizhang are not used to eating it, hehehe......"

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Tonight, Yonggui has seen the status of Fourteen Gege in Nanming. With her covering, these flag people in Nanming are no different. In the month since the start of the war, one of the most important aspects of the Ming army's propaganda against the Qing Dynasty was that "the Qing Dynasty will not be destroyed by the Manchus", promising to implement the policy of "Manchu-Han reconciliation" after the reunification of China. But most of the Manchu high-level leaders in the Northern Qing Dynasty didn't believe in it. Especially at the sticky pole, the Manchu people who could have more comprehensive access to the real historical materials of the Massacre in the customs back then, did not believe it, and did not dare to believe that the Nanming Society would be polite to the flag people. This is also an important reason why the Eight Banners Division has strong combat effectiveness against the Ming.

But now, Yonggui sees something different from his impression. Although this is just a small corner, and it is likely to be deliberately played, it still breaks his usual impression after all. What's more, if you do a show, you can't do it so naturally, right?

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The next morning, negotiations between the two sides officially began.