At this time, Yuan Chonghuan, who was entangled with many wealthy families in Huai'an Mansion and wanted to recover the stolen more than 200,000 stone military rations, also received the news that the Jurchens had entered the customs, and Zhu Youzhen's holy decree that he should prepare the whole army to go north at any time.

After receiving the holy decree, Yuan Chonghuan didn't care about the stolen military rations, and hurriedly rushed back to Dongchang Mansion with his subordinates to rectify the army, he had been entangled with the Jurchens for so long, even Liu Hongxun could see that this was a good opportunity to annihilate the Jurchens in one fell swoop, and he naturally would not fail to see it.

As for the stolen military rations, to put it mildly, in the face of such a major event as the entry of the Jurchens into the customs, the theft of military rations is not even a trivial matter, if all the Jurchens can be left in the customs and do not need to open their mouths, others will arrange this matter properly, and even his reputation will not be damaged in the slightest.

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Here Yuan Chonghuan ran back to Dongchang Mansion, Qian Longxi, who was originally in Nanjing City every day to visit the Qinhuai River, was stunned, Yuan Chonghuan ran away, and the burden fell back on his head, after all, Yuan Chonghuan was going north, this time Yuan Chonghuan was either defeated and questioned, or won and became a hero, and the trivial matter of the theft of military rations could not affect him.

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As confused as Qian Longxi, there are many Jiangnan tycoons who participated in the theft of military rations, and now that Yuan Chonghuan has run away, no one has to carry this pot.

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On the other hand, at this time, Su Hao in the city of Jinan also received information about the entry of the Jurchens, as well as the news that Zhu Youzhen ordered Han Yi to come to negotiate peace.

"Master, should we make peace with Da Ming?"

Looking at the peace document sent by Da Ming in his hand, Ding Zimo was also a little dazed, the situation was changing too quickly, before Da Ming still looked like he would not give up if he did not destroy them, but he didn't expect to come to them to negotiate peace in a blink of an eye.

"Do you think peace is a good thing or a bad thing for us?"

Su Hao didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

"It's not a good thing to think in vain."

After thinking for a moment, Ding Zimo shook his head and said: "There are Jurchens intruding outside the pass, Da Ming will not be able to spare all his energy to deal with us, if Da Ming is allowed to annihilate all the Jurchens who have entered the pass this time, then the grassland will definitely be in chaos, and the Nuer Gandusi side will also be in chaos, and there will be no more invasiveness to invade Daming, and then Da Ming will be able to concentrate on dealing with us." ”

"Then you mean not to make peace with Da Ming?"

After listening to Ding Zimo's words, Su Hao chuckled, he was not surprised by Ding Zimo's thoughts, because this was a matter on the bright side, and the main reason why they were able to gain a foothold here in Shandong was because the Jurchens and An Bangyan entangled most of Daming's energy, so that Daming had to recruit new soldiers, giving them a chance to breathe.

"This ......"

Ding Zimo opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, as a Han Chinese, following Su Hao to raise troops was for self-protection, and it was understandable to save his life, but now that foreign tribes are invading, if he chooses to drag Da Ming back because he is worried that after the Ming Dynasty pacifies the foreign tribes, he will concentrate all his energy on dealing with Daqi, and choose to drag Da Ming's hind legs, it is a bit too much to say.

"Zi Mo, I just don't want to run away in embarrassment for the division."

Seeing Ding Zimo's appearance, Su Hao shook his head and chuckled: "If it is now for self-protection and the cooperation of foreign clans, why should I raise troops when I was a teacher, and go directly overseas, just rely on the strength of my teacher, I am a superior person wherever I go, not to mention that my Central Plains land will not allow foreign clans to trample on it!" ”

Speaking of this, Su Hao paused for a moment before he continued: "At the beginning, the ancestor of the Zhu family expelled the Tartars and restored my China, how could I, Su Hao, do this kind of betrayal of the Han people in order to protect myself, the dispute between us and the Ming Dynasty is the dispute between the Han people, and the business of my Han family, the Jurchens are foreigners, colluding with outsiders, this kind of thing, I Su Hao disdain!" ”

After finishing speaking, Su Hao got up and came to the corridor, looking at the north from afar, although letting Yuan Chonghuan's 200,000 army go north would do him no harm, but as Zuo Yifeng said, someone has to do something.

If even the most basic principles of life can be changed, then why should he rebel, with his current strength, he can completely occupy an island, or even occupy the island of Taiwan, and proclaim himself king.

The reason why he chose to occupy Shandong in the first place was that he didn't want to leave in ashes, and he may not have the slightest idea of changing the fate of the Han people in this world, after all, the slaughter of the Han people by the children of the elders could not be covered up even if it was hundreds of years of history.

Jiading Three Massacres, Yangzhou Ten Days, Shaving Order......

That pile, piece by piece, all represent the bloody killings that stained the Central Plains red, he was not strong enough before, and he couldn't do anything, but now he has the ability, if he doesn't try to change it, his thoughts are not accessible.

However, he didn't think that with more 200,000 troops led by Yuan Chonghuan, the Jurchens would be able to stay here, the Jurchen Eight Banners were mainly cavalry, and Yuan Chonghuan's 200,000 troops were all infantry, once the Jurchens made up their minds to escape, Yuan Chonghuan would definitely not be able to catch up.

Even if it is to strengthen the pass on the Great Wall, it is useless, as long as the Jurchens are willing to pay the price, they can escape, of course, the price is not small.

And according to the memory of his previous life, the Jurchens did not just enter the customs and plunder once, but several times, each time for several months, robbing a large amount of human and animal wealth, which was also the foundation of the real rise of the Jurchens later.

What's more, in his opinion, Huang Taiji is more worthy of vigilance than Zhu Youzhen, although Zhu Youzhen is diligent, but he basically does things without brains, not only suspicious, but also mean and unkind, it is much easier to deal with Zhu Youzhen than to deal with Huang Taiji.

If Yuan Chonghuan can make the Jurchens suffer heavy losses this time, then it will not be so easy for the Jurchens to continue to control the Mongolian tribes.

And with Huang Taiji's character, the other party will never give up Liaodong unless it is absolutely necessary, so Daming wants to get rid of the infestation of Houjin, unless this time he can really leave all the Jurchens in the pass.

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Not to mention Su Hao's decision, at this time, the Jingshi also began to have an undercurrent, and a large number of Jinyiwei's Tiqi and Dongchang Fanzi were all over the Jingshi, and at the same time, all the gates of the entire Jingshi were also closed and martial law began.

And Zunhua, an important town of Jiliao, was captured by the Jurchens before the arrival of reinforcements with the cooperation of Neiying, and for a while, Jiliao was shaken.

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On the other side, after leaving the capital, Han Yi's peace team went south by boat, took the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to Dezhou, and then arrived at Jinan Fucheng by land, and after staying in Honglu Temple for two days, they were finally allowed to meet Su Hao.

Hanyuan Hall.

"The envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Han Yi, see the Emperor of Great Qi."

Seeing Su Hao sitting on the dragon chair, Han Yi took the initiative to salute, although now Daming still regards Su Hao as a rebel, but now Daming has a request for Su Hao, and he naturally will not put on a shelf.

"Han envoy is flat."

Su Hao said: "I already know the intention of the Han envoys, now that Liaodong Jiannu has invaded Beizhili, the Ming Dynasty wants to send Yuan Chonghuan to King Jingqin, which is to prepare to exterminate all the Jurchens in the Guannei, completely quell the troubles in Liaodong, and do their best to deal with our Daqi." ”

Hearing Su Hao's words, Han Hao's heart sank, although he also knew that their careful thinking couldn't hide people, but Su Hao directly picked out the words, which made him not know how to answer.

Seeing Han Yi's expression, Su Hao said again: "The dispute between Daqi and Daming is the dispute between my Han family, when the Ming Taizu expelled the Tatars and restored China, now that foreign people are invading, I don't want to do that kind of thing that relatives and enemies are happy, besides, how can I allow foreigners to trample on the land of the Central Plains!" ”

At this moment, Han Yi's heart, which was originally sunk in the bottomless abyss, was like a spring breeze in an instant, and he hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty Emperor Qi is righteous!" ”

"I don't have to wear a top hat."

Su Hao waved his hand and said, "Although I intend to let Yuan Chonghuan lead my troops north, you also have to compensate for my losses." ”

"His Majesty Emperor Qi, please speak up if you have any requirements."

Han Yi said in a deep voice, he knew that the real highlight was coming, although Su Hao intended to let Yuan Chonghuan lead the troops north, it didn't mean that Su Hao would let them take care of it, once they couldn't meet Su Hao's conditions and annoyed Su Hao, it was hard to guarantee that Su Hao would not regret it.

"I want Yanzhou Mansion, Xuzhou, and Huai'an Mansion."

Su Hao said calmly, this condition is the result of thinking about it for a long time, the Yellow River flows through these three places, occupies these three places, he can defend the river, plus the convenience of the canal, the south can be safe and sound, he only needs to concentrate on facing the threat from the north.

"It can't be!"

Hearing this, Han Yi said categorically: "Huai'an Mansion and Xuzhou are close to Nanjing City and Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum, and it is impossible for Your Majesty to agree to this request." ”

"Then what can Da Ming give me?"

Su Hao was not surprised by Han Yi's attitude, as the so-called sky-high asking price, pay back the money on the spot, if Han Yi agreed to his request in full, then he also had to wonder if Han Yi was confusing him, just to let Yuan Chonghuan get out safely and lead his troops north.

"Yanzhou Mansion and other counties in Dongchang Mansion can be assigned to Daqi."

Han Yi arched his hand and said: "And Daqi must let go of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and let the grain from Huai'an Mansion enter Beijing." ”

Although it is a stupid act to explain all the chips on his side, but now Daming has no time to drag Su Hao slowly, he rushed all the way from the capital to Jinan Mansion for four days, and stayed in Honglu Temple for two days, if he continues to delay, Yuan Chonghuan is useless even if he can rush to the capital, and the Jurchens may have evacuated at that time.

"It's not that this condition is impossible."

Hearing this, Su Hao fell into thought, nodded after a while, and said: "But I also have a request, within five years, the Ming Dynasty will not invade Daqi again, and at the same time, I will take thirty percent of the grain through the canal." ”

This condition is also something he has been thinking about for a long time, if he can have a five-year buffer time, it will also be very beneficial to his next plan, as for the grain, it is just to beat rabbits with grass.

Hearing Su Hao's conditions, Han Yi fell into deep thought, the hundreds of thousands of stone grains are not a big deal, as long as Su Hao is willing to let go of the canal, after all, if you take the land route, the extra food consumed is not just hundreds of thousands of stone grains.

The only thing that made him hesitate was the five-year covenant, now Su Hao has 200,000 troops under him, if Su Hao is given five more years of development time, I am afraid that Su Hao will be even more difficult to deal with, and what Zhu Youzhen wants is to exterminate the Jurchens who entered the customs, and then concentrate all his strength to destroy Su Hao, a thorn.

If he agreed to Su Hao's five-year contract, Zhu Youzhen would definitely not be satisfied, and as for such a thing as breaking the contract, Zhu Youzhen would definitely not do it, after all, Su Hao could give up his advantages for the national righteousness of the Han people.

And if Zhu Youzhen is treacherous, he will inevitably be criticized by the world, so for the sake of the reputation of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen will definitely not break the contract, but he will inevitably be angered by Zhu Youzhen at that time.

"Envoy Han, my endurance is also limited, if I don't even agree to this condition, then I don't mind waving my army to the north and uniting with the Jurchens to destroy the Ming Dynasty!"

Seeing the expression on Han Yi's face, Su Hao said indifferently: "You should know that I have this ability!" ”

Although he really doesn't want to cooperate with the Jurchens, it doesn't mean that he will be manipulated by others, but unfortunately the Jurchens can't stay in the Guannai forever, otherwise he wouldn't have made this five-year appointment with Daming at all.

Now Beizhili is too busy to take care of himself, it is a good opportunity to take Jiangnan, but unfortunately he is not enough, attacking Jiangnan will require at least 100,000 troops, once the Jurchens flee back to the grassland, and his troops are trapped in Jiangnan, when Yuan Chonghuan waves his troops south, then he will be finished.

Hearing Su Hao's indifferent voice, Han Yi instantly came back to his senses, now they have something to ask for, once Su Hao really leads the army north, then the capital may really be lost.

Thinking of this, Han Yi suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "The envoy lost his mind in front of the palace, and hoped that His Majesty the Emperor Qi would forgive his sins, and the matter of negotiation would be according to what His Majesty the Emperor Qi said." ”

"Zhou Shangshu, you can draft a peace document and come out."

Seeing that Han Yi was soft, Su Hao did not continue to investigate, if he could negotiate peace, it would be better to negotiate peace, but now his strength is still a little weaker, and he must develop for a while longer.

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As soon as the peace was reached, Han Yi rushed back to Beijing non-stop, and the peace document was personally seen by Zhu Youzhen and covered with a jade seal.

And Yuan Chonghuan also sent Guo Qin, who was in Linqingzhou City, to Jingshi first, while he himself stayed in Dongchang Mansion.

After another eight days, Han Yi returned to Jinan Fucheng with the peace documents stamped by Zhu Youzhen, and at the same time, Yuan Chonghuan also hurried to the capital with the remaining soldiers and horses.

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The capital city of Jinan.

Zichen Palace.

"See Your Majesty!"

Tang Xiangjin, He Liu, Liang Ping, and Luo Yi respectfully saluted Su Hao.

Su Hao said calmly: "Let's be flat." ”

Hearing Su Hao's words, Tang Xiangjin straightened his waist.

"I let you come back this time, there are two main things, on the side of Yanzhou Mansion, the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty are evacuating, Luo Yi, you lead the Governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion to receive it."

Su Hao instructed: "In addition, I am going to send people to Liaodong, take the Jinzhou Wei and Fuzhou Wei areas, establish a foundation, and recapture Liaodong." ”

"Your Majesty, this Liaodong is a bitter cold place, and it is useless to recapture Liaodong."

Hearing Su Hao's words, Tang Xiangjin stepped forward and said.