In fact, the matter of proposing peace began in March.

At that time, Chen Xinjia got a hint from Chongzhen and sent Ma Shaoyu as an envoy from the Ministry of War, and he went to contact Jiannu once.

It's just that Huang Taiji felt that Chongzhen's sincerity was insufficient, so he wrote a letter and set out his own peace conditions for Ma Shaoyu to bring back.

As a result, in May, the principal changed from Chongzhen to Lao Zhu, and Chen Xinjia, who didn't know why, looked for Lao Zhu several times in a row, but Lao Zhu didn't pay attention to him, so this matter has been delayed until now.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

"It's not that high."

Lao Zhu looked at the letter written by Huang Taiji himself, and said: "Jiannu has a total of four requirements, the first is that the two countries have equal exchanges, so that we can recognize the existence of the Qing State." ”

"Second, every year, your country will give 10,000 taels of gold and 1,000,000 taels of platinum, and my country will give 1,000 catties of ginseng and 1,000 minks."

"The third article, the agreed border, with the Tashan they occupied as the boundary, after the Tashan, to the Qing State, and open to the mutual market.

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"Fourth, escort each other's escapees."

After Lao Zhu read it, he didn't have any anger, but said quite pertinently: "It's not a lion's mouth." ”

To tell the truth, Huang Taiji is indeed very sincere about the matter of peace.

Now that Jiannu is in full swing, winning consecutive battles, and has just destroyed the nine-sided elite of the Ming Dynasty, he actually took the initiative to negotiate peace at this time.

Even in the two months that Lao Zhu was dragging him, Huang Taiji had already taken the initiative to change the conditions he had offered, with Shanhaiguan as the dividing line, to Tashan, which they now occupy, and the money they asked for, which also dropped again and again.

All these signs show that Huang Taiji really wants to negotiate peace.

As for the reason why Huang Taiji wants to negotiate peace, although it is more complicated, Lao Zhu can guess some of it.

One of the most direct reasons is that after years of war, although Jiannu won, but also suffered a lot of losses, at this time, peace can give them some time, so that they can digest the fruits of the previous victory.

And in addition to this, there is a more important reason in the depths, that is, the gap in the internal social structure of Jiannu is too large.

Jiannu rose from the white mountains and black waters, the momentum was unparalleled for a while, and the Ming Dynasty was defeated again and again, and it seemed that it was quite invincible in the world.

But the problem is that the Jiannu were originally just an ordinary nomadic people, and most of the Manchus lived a life of fishing and hunting.

Now, from a fishing and hunting society to an agrarian society, the Jiannu people have suddenly separated two ways of life, and the Jiannu people need time to adapt to this change.

In other words, Jiannu is developing too fast now, and the people can't keep up, so Huang Taiji needs time for the people to keep up with this change.

After all, the Manchus were originally few, and now with his successive victories, the Han people under his rule have far exceeded the Manchus.

Huang Taiji was worried that if he continued to fight, even if he won, this world would still not be his Manchu world.

Therefore, Huang Taiji is bent on negotiating peace, hoping to come up with a way to solve this situation, and then consider the matter of swallowing the Central Plains.

Besides, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the current Daming still has the strength to fight, Huang Taiji actually never thought that he could destroy the Ming in one go, so he is indeed sincere about negotiating peace.

In fact, in some ways, the negotiation of peace is a good thing for both sides, Jiannu digests his own results, and the Ming Dynasty can ignore Jiannu for the time being, and concentrate on dealing with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others in China.

It's just that Lao Zhu knows very well that this is not negotiable.

There are things that between countries, we must not only consider superficial issues, but also some deeper factors.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no harmony and no land.

Although the land outside Tashan has been occupied by Jiannu, it is still the land that belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

If it is ceded to Jiannu through negotiation, then the Ming Dynasty will undoubtedly break his own ridge beam, which is not the land, but the integrity of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, this and this cannot be discussed, and it is impossible to discuss.

Sure enough, after listening to Lao Zhu read the conditions just now, the ministers would blow up.

At this time, there were not a few people left in the court, and they didn't care about Lao Zhu's murderous power just now, and directly stood up and spoke out against it.

"Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty has no tradition of cutting land since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the conditions for building slaves, I must not be Ming."

"Your Majesty, the minister is also against peace, although the minister is not talented, but he is willing to go to the border, if Jiannu comes to attack, the minister will shed the last drop of blood for my Daming!"

"Your Majesty, I must not lose my integrity, if it is peace, what face will the ministers and Your Majesty have to meet the emperors of the past dynasties."

"Your Majesty, Chen Xinjia is the secretary of the military department, but he doesn't think about defending the country, but thinks about making peace with Jiannu, and wants to sign such a condition of losing power and humiliating the country, his crime should be punished, please behead Chen Xinjia's head."

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For the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, the negotiation of peace has touched their bottom line.

This group of people was not afraid that Lao Zhu might be angry at this time, and their words were fierce, and even some people were angry at Chen Xinjia, looking at that posture, they had the heart to hit Chen Xinjia on the spot.

In the past, some officials, such as Jiang Dejing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, felt that Lao Zhu was out of line and a little too much, but for the sake of Lao Zhu's dedication to the people and the reduction of the burden of disaster relief many times, they reluctantly turned a blind eye to it.

Even if he might be scolded by later generations for being incompetent and inactive, he also admitted it.

But the matter of negotiating and ceding the land will never be successful, this is to abandon the people of the Ming Dynasty, if he does not come out to oppose it at this time, then these people will be the sinners of the Ming Dynasty through the ages in the future.

"Okay, above the court, what does the noise look like?"

Lao Zhu opened his mouth to stop the excited ministers, but his expression was not much anger, but a little relieved.

Among these people, although some people will oppose peace out of selfishness, but more of them are for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.

The ridges of the Ming Dynasty are not only in the emperor, but also in them.

"I need time to solve the natural disasters in the country, as well as the anti-thieves like Li Zicheng, so it's not impossible to negotiate peace."

After Lao Zhu said this, he looked at the officials below who were about to speak, and directly grabbed in front of them and said: "But our Ming Dynasty is negotiating peace, not begging for surrender, and the conditions cannot be set by them." ”

"Chen Xinjia, you tell them that it's okay to negotiate peace, and let them bring Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou back first."

"To negotiate peace, there must be sincerity in negotiating peace, what is the reason for detaining my Ming generals."

"Also, we heard that the literati leader of Jiannu is our Da Ming people, called Fan Wencheng, right?"

"Didn't he say that he would escort each other and escape? Let him send Fan Wencheng to show his sincerity. ”

"Telling Huang Taiji proves his sincerity, and it's not too late to talk about peace again."

When Lao Zhu said these words, he seemed to want to negotiate peace, but in fact he had no sincerity at all.

Not to mention that Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou have officially surrendered to Jiannu, if they are sent back to Daming, it will inevitably make Daming generals chill.

Just saying that Lao Zhu wants Fan Wencheng, it is absolutely impossible for Huang Taiji to agree.

Who is Fan Wencheng, that is Huang Taiji's number one strategist, and he is Huang Taiji's hardcore henchman.

Although he is a Han Chinese, he is deeply valued by the emperor's Taiji, and his weight is basically to the extent that Cao Cao's instrument is heavy on the second master.

Usually, if there is anything to eat, Huang Taiji directly sends it to Fan Wencheng first, and if there is anything to drink, he also sends it to Fan Wencheng first.

If there is something important in the court, I will ask as soon as possible, what did Fan Wencheng say about this?

In short, if it is said that for Huang Taiji, Concubine Chen is the love of his life and the most important person in his life.

That Fan Wencheng is his confidant, his biggest help in the world, and the second most important person.

Lao Zhu wants Huang Taiji to send Fan Wencheng over, so he might as well ask Huang Taiji's head directly.

Of course, Lao Zhu, who has gone through the history books, is naturally very aware of this, so when he says this, he has no intention of negotiating peace at all, that is, he does not take the initiative or refuse, and plays Tai Chi with him to see if he can delay Huang Tai Chi for a while.

Hearing Lao Zhu's words, the ministers who had originally opposed in unison fell silent instantly.

Jiang Dejing, who was the most vocal in opposition just now, glanced at Lao Zhu with a somewhat strange look.

When people say peace, they give you some face, and you really should negotiate peace.

He also asked the emperor Taiji to send you the generals and Aichen, you are asking so much, I don't know if you think that the battle of Songjin was won by the Ming Dynasty.

However, from Lao Zhu's words, Jiang Dejing also reacted, Lao Zhu obviously did not have the sincerity to negotiate peace with others, and wanted to have a relationship with Huang Taiji.

Therefore, he immediately changed his tone and said: "The minister thinks that what His Majesty said is very true, if the emperor is willing to show sincerity and sincerely negotiate peace, then this matter is not without room for negotiation. ”

"What Lord Shangshu said is extremely true, and the minister agrees."

Now the rest of the court are human spirits, and they basically understood Lao Zhu's attitude without even turning their eyes, so above the court, there was a voice of concurrence.

"Since everyone says so, then the matter is settled."

Lao Zhu looked at Chen Xinjia, who was a little ugly, and said: "Originally, the matter of peace negotiation should be handled by the Ministry of Rites, but since your military department should undertake this errand, then this matter should be handled by your military department." ”

"The last envoy was Ma Shaoyu in the staff division, right? This time he was also allowed to go. ”

Ma Shaoyu below heard this, and his face turned a little green.

it, just on this condition, how can this be to negotiate peace, it is clearly pointing at Huang Taiji's nose and scolding.

If he goes here, tell Huang Taiji about the conditions, and Huang Taiji won't kill him on the spot.

"That...... Your Majesty, Your Minister...... Minister...... Chen has been in poor health recently. ”

Ma Shaoyu said hesitantly: "I also hope that Your Majesty can allow the minister to recuperate for a few days, and choose someone else to send an envoy." ”

"Oh, I'm sick."

Lao Zhu's eyes became a little dangerous, "Then after the dynasty is dispersed, how about we let Jinyiwei help you take a look?" ”

"A little sick, don't bother Your Majesty!"

When Ma Shaoyu heard this, he instantly became energetic, and he hurriedly said: "Although the minister is sick, it should not be a problem to send an envoy to Jiannu, and I hope that Your Majesty can give the minister a chance, and the minister promises to do a good job in this matter." ”