The reception feast is over.

Back in the study, Yang Chengying, who had drunk some wine, looked a little relaxed.

came to the study with him, as well as Fan Wencheng and other high-level officials.

Zu Dashou was puzzled: "The king of a small country, why use such a big courtesy." Besides, they are not honest, it is good not to beat them, and they are also hospitable. ”

Yang Chengying smiled and said nothing.

Zilharang suggested: "Depending on the subordinates, it is better to take advantage of the situation to detain Li Kui, and then send troops to destroy the Li Dynasty." ”

He didn't mean what he said, but he was testing Yang Chengying.

These days have passed, and Zilharang still can't figure out Yang Chengying's pulse.

Yang Chengying still didn't speak.

Fan Wencheng saw the reason and said: "The king must have arranged it like this, there must be a reason that we don't know, please show it to the king." ”

"Hahaha...... Mr. Fan knows me. ”

Yang Chengying said: "It is easy to defeat the Li Dynasty, but it is more difficult to govern. Before you have mastered the art of building railways in mountainous areas, you will only add to your own trouble. ”

The crowd nodded.

If he really wanted to defeat the Li Dynasty, Yang Chengying would make a lot of preparations in advance and would not rush to send troops.

"Actually, I invited him to Shenyang, which has a deep meaning."

Yang Chengying said: "No matter how he comes, it can have a great impact on the dignity of a country. ”

"Because I am not a Ming Dynasty, and I am even regarded as a 'chaotic minister and thief' in the eyes of all ministers, his coming to me will further weaken his authority."

This is Yang Chengying's goal.

In areas where a sense of nationality has been formed, destroying a country is like boiling a frog in warm water and simmering it over low heat until it is in the bag.

For areas where there is only a sense of tribe and there is no state-building, the fire will be used to collect the juice.

For the Mongolian tribes, and the tribes in the Heilongjiang area will be on fire to collect the juice.

For Li Chao, it is simmered slowly.

If you push too hard, you will suffer from indigestion.

"The king is extremely right to do this."

Ning Wan said: "Li Liang ascended to the throne as a meritorious hero, and since he became a king, he has indulged meritorious heroes, connived at them to annex land and harm the people. ”

Ning Wan, who is very familiar with the situation of the Li Dynasty, introduced: "There is even a saying in the market: The ministers of the powerful in the court are different from the abolished dynasty (Guanghaijun), but they are just faces!"

Li Kun's rule has been in a huge crisis, and it has been centrifuged up and down.

As long as the king is quiet and sends people to govern Andong County, he will defect to our people, like flowing water. ”

Only then did the people realize that the king was indeed a visionary.

The negotiation appointed Zhou Lianggong, a capable minister, to serve as the magistrate of Andong County, and asked Li Chao to conduct mutual trade in Andong County.

It turned out that it was to make the people of the Li Dynasty have a contrast, so that they were willing to follow.

It is no wonder that Li Chao did not agree to the mutual market, and in view of the issue of "fugitives," he repeatedly sent people to negotiate with Shang Shuning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"So, when you negotiate tomorrow, you must pay attention."

Yang Chengying said: "On the issue of crossing the border and fleeing people, we can make concessions. The garrison and the prince were hostages and paid protection money, and they did not give an inch. ”

"My subordinates understood." I'm holding my fists rather than finishing.

Diplomacy is about reciprocity.

As long as the king of the Li Dynasty does not speak, Yang Chengying will not say a word.

Therefore, Yang Chengying should tell Ning Wan to make sure that he understands his strategic intentions.

At noon the next day, the two sides formally negotiated at the Chongzheng Palace.

The representative sent by Li Chaofang was Kim Sang-heon.

He was originally dismissed by Li Liang because he opposed Li Liang's posthumous gift of his biological father as Li Dynasty Yuanzong, but now he appears here, which has a deep meaning.

When Jin Zidian was mentioned earlier, he said that after the "Westerners" came to power, they were divided into the Xunxi faction and the Qingxi faction according to their merits.

Kim Sang-hun is the leader of the Qingxi faction, advocating a tough foreign country and even severing diplomatic relations.

Yang Chengying was on this side, and the representative sent by him was naturally Ning Wanmei.

Jin Shangxian came up with the smell of gunpowder: "The Tartars entered our country and plundered hundreds of thousands of people, and now that you have eliminated the Tartars, you should return these people, how can there be any reason to forcibly occupy them and not return them." ”

"It's not about forcibly taking it and not returning it, it's about respecting the facts."

The Tartars turned your population into slaves and forced the land to be cultivated. After the king destroyed the Tartars, he re-clarified and confirmed the rights to these lands, and at the same time broke the contract.

They were no longer slaves, but tenants who cultivated the land for the former bannermen and now the local magnates.

The king also negotiated three chapters of the law with the local large households, and implemented policies such as rent reduction and interest reduction, which won their enthusiastic support.

They had already taken root in Shenyang and other places, and were reluctant to return to the Li Dynasty.

How did these objective facts come to your mouth and become forcibly seized and not returned? ”

Rather finish, I argue with reason.

After hearing this, Kim Sang-hun retorted: "God knows if you mean it, if they have really regained their freedom." Let them decide for themselves, not for you. ”

"In that case, then we can agree to let them stay at their own discretion."

Ning Wan said, "When you leave, we will ask each Li Dynasty household and let them decide for themselves whether to go with you or not. ”

Li Chao's side didn't expect Yang Chengying's side to speak so easily, and looked at each other.

Actually, Yang Chengying had already talked to me about this issue.

People are afraid of comparison, and letting some of the Li Dynasty people go back is actually beneficial to their own side.

Due to the heavy loss of Qiding, the land was basically returned to orphans and widows.

It's good not to be forcibly occupied, how dare you dare to disobey your fate.

Therefore, the three major policies of reducing rents and interest rates, dissolving slave relations, and uniting households and people have been smoothly implemented in Shenyang and other places.

In other words, in fact, hundreds of thousands of people of the Li Dynasty were registered here as early as Yang Chengying.

Except for some homesickness, most of them are reluctant to go back.

However, to Yang Chengying's surprise, Kim Sang-hun did not mention the issue of women's ownership.

Yang Chengying had already matched them with soldiers, and he couldn't bring any of them back.

Next, the issues of fugitives, mutual markets, and cross-border issues were debated one by one.

The two sides are at loggerheads.

Although it is more difficult to carry out, we can still talk about it.

But when it comes to the three most critical issues - garrisons, hostages, and coins.

I can't talk about it.

Jin Shangxian was aggressive: "If you agree to these three things, what is the difference between it and the death of the country!" We will never say yes. ”

"The garrison is to protect the smooth flow of shipping. It was too far from Port Arthur to the Ryukyus, and supplies were needed in between. Even if your country is willing to provide convenience, there are many suspicions. ”

Ning Wan said: "As for the hostages, it's too ugly. The king just left his son to learn knowledge in Shenyang, and when he returned in the future, he would govern the country well.

The matter of the New Year's currency is purely a misunderstanding of your country. We have exchanged some of the rent you have paid us in the spring and autumn seasons for public bonds.

The rent is a protection fee and does not have to be repaid. Public debts are borrowed money, and they will be repaid to you. ”

Jin Shangxian was so angry that he vomited blood, but he didn't believe that Yang Cheng would return it.

In his opinion, this is two layers of skin.

Handing over grain is the first skin, and borrowing money is the second skin.

I used to use cloth for it, but now I don't have it anymore.