Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Ouyang He has been a little unlucky recently. Originally, he had to close his ancestral medicine shop and enter the manager of Zheng Fan's Internal Affairs Department because the war affected the source of medicinal materials. , There are managers, assistants, and assistants who are responsible for the specific business. He is only in contact, and he is living a leisurely life. [ ]

But I don’t know what’s going on. A transfer order from above made him leave the Department of Transportation and Shipping, which had already straightened out his relationship, and serve as a secret envoy to negotiate peace with the Qing court. This made him a little at a loss. This kind of thing should not be handled by the Ministry of Rites Come forward?Even if Zheng Fan's official government settings are somewhat different from those of the previous dynasty, at least it should be the yamen of foreign countries. Why did he let an ignorant layman like himself come forward?It is true that he used to be a drug dealer, but can bargaining in the market be the same as negotiating with big countries?

For this reason, Ouyang He specifically asked for instructions from the director of the Investigation Department of the Internal Affairs Bureau who was manipulating the negotiations behind the scenes, but he only got one word "delay".Of course, procrastination is the most essential part of the Chinese-style policy. As the saying goes, wait for change with procrastination. I think the higher-ups don't want things to happen, so they let myself, a layman, take the lead.

Ouyang He, who had figured it out, really took the lead in the first meeting, and dragged the meeting until the next year through an issue of affirming sincerity, so he was praised by the Investigation Department of the Department of Internal Affairs.Just when he thought that his mission was over, he never thought that he would still be the one to come forward after the higher-ups informed him that he would be the one to negotiate after the next year.

This made Ouyang He a little depressed, but more depressing things came later.On the Lantern Festival, several colleagues took him to worship Buddha at Longhua Temple in Wuchang.Located on Snake Mountain, Longhua Temple was built in the second year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. It is regarded as the largest Zen forest in Wuchang area. Ouyang He, who had just been transferred from the south of the Yangtze River, had never been there before, so he went with his colleagues with the idea of ​​sightseeing.

After entering the temple, Ouyang He discovered that Longhua Temple was actually a forest of female crowns, and what was even worse was that he had unknowingly separated from his colleagues. A few official ladies who are practicing Zen. [Thanks for supporting the novel] Since Zheng Kezang moved the shogunate to Wuchang, and there are rumors that Wuchang will become the future capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, there are naturally many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the city.Ouyang He, who sees no evil, did not dare to be reckless, and when he realized something was wrong, he wanted to apologize and leave.

But the little girls had to be reasonable and unforgiving. On the one hand, they chatted endlessly about hurting and humiliating him, and on the other hand, they commented on him, which made him angry and ashamed. Thanks to his good temper, he didn't care about these yellow-haired girls. Shengsheng endured it.But I didn't expect that the other party made an inch of it, and found a way to find his residence and asked him to write a poem to apologize. He was so embarrassed that he had to escape Wuchang overnight in the name of being ordered to go north to continue the peace talks.

Ouyang He, who was lucky enough to escape from ruin, didn't know that he had been evaluated as a gentleman in front of Zheng Kezang, so he could only spread his anger on Su Kehatu who was smiling across the face.

Sukhatu, who didn't know that he had suffered an innocent disaster, had already received an order from Beijing. Kangxi, who did not agree to the Han army's flag, cut down the royal family's expenses on the one hand, and on the other hand strictly ordered Sukhatu to promote the peace talks between Qing and Zheng. For the two sides to cease fighting and stop fighting, the so-called sincerity required by Zheng Fan is naturally out of the question.

"Master Ouyang, I have promised to stop hunting down the young and old of the Yue family." Su Kehatu, who only thought that he could dispel Zheng Fan's doubts, said triumphantly. "It's just out of the consideration of the people's hearts, and we will not withdraw the pursuit of the Yue family on the face of it. If your family knows the whereabouts of the Yue family, you can arrange for them to go east."

Ouyang He blinked his eyes. He recognized the loophole in Sukhatu's words, so he applied to suspend the meeting in the name of changing clothes to go to the toilet, then got up and went to another room, and closed the door with the support team sent to him by the investigation department Discussed: "The lower officials think this is an opportunity, just to take this opportunity to walk openly under the rule of the Qing, and maybe find out some useful information, and if possible, let the Ministry of War secretly deploy some chess pieces. [New]"

Several people from the investigation office whispered to each other, and they were also a little moved by Ouyang He's proposal, but they laughed off the layman's so-called letting the Ministry of Military Affairs take the opportunity to deploy secret agents, so when Ouyang He returned to Sukhatu, he was like this He responded: "I don't know the whereabouts of the Yue family, but I may be able to learn a thing or two from Yue Jun's gate. If we get the exact whereabouts, it would be a problem to bring them out. I don't know if Mr. Su can make it easier. "

The so-called convenience is naturally the customs clearance document for walking in the Qingtong area. Sukhatu is also prepared for this: "At that time, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs can accompany you. Do your best to cooperate."

This is obviously inconsistent with the investigation office's assumptions. For this reason, Ouyang He asked: "Master Su's statement seems to be contradictory. Don't you want to make this matter public? How can you get the government to cooperate?"

Su Kehatu hesitated, then forced a smile and said, "It's just a slip of the tongue for a while, but I think it will be more convenient for you to get back the old and young general of the Yue family with the signboard and company of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Ouyang He couldn't go back to discuss with the support group, so he had no choice but to respond: "This matter will be discussed after the subordinate officials report it."

Sukhatu didn't know what the reason was, and then he said: "Lord Ouyang, my lord has obviously seen the sincerity of my court, but what about your sincerity? Speaking of which, the lower officials are also afraid, in case someone I brought it back for you, if the communication is not successful, if the two sides fight again, the head of the subordinate will not be safe."

Su Kehatu's pitiful look made Ouyanghe, who originally wanted to put on a straight face and say a few hard words, have no choice but to respond in good faith: "And I don't know what Mr. Su's so-called sincerity means? If the so-called It is better not to mention the sincerity of withdrawing troops from Henan, Sichuan, and Suhuai."

"It's easy to save." Sukhatu didn't expect that he could use his tongue to deceive a large number of territories like Zhang Yi in the pre-Qin period. As for the outpost of the Zheng Jun Navy in the Miaodao Islands on the sea outside Shandong, it was beyond his cognition. , so his request is simple. "The meaning of the lower official is that since the two parties are on good terms, everything must be equal."

"Does Mr. Su think that the rank of the subordinate is too low?" Ouyang He's face darkened. It is of course a good thing to take the opportunity to escape the meeting, but now it is hard to say whether the inexplicable turmoil has subsided, so he In fact, it is the joy and pain. "Forget it, I will report back to you now, and ask the shogunate to send someone to talk about it."

"No, no, no, Master Ouyang misunderstood the meaning of being an official." Send someone to talk again, who knows when Zheng Fan will send someone, in case it is delayed for a few months, who is responsible for the accident, even during this time If it doesn’t happen inside, who knows what kind of temper the newly replaced guy has, even if the newly replaced envoy is sincerely willing to negotiate, who can guarantee that Ouyang He will not participate as a subordinate and make troubles from it, so Sukhatu hurriedly Shake your head. "The lower official means, can the address of this meeting be changed to Xuzhou?"

This was clearly intended to make Zheng Fan appear as the party seeking peace, to which Ouyang He categorically denied: "It is absolutely impossible."

"What about Chenzhou Mansion." It was the same, and Ouyang He refused again. "Zhengyang, Zhengyang, will it work?"

"Master Su, you must have come to Xinyang to discuss peace, but your government and the public may not know about it." Ouyang He immediately revealed Sukhatu's background. "If it is placed in these prefectures and counties, can the adults guarantee that the news will not be leaked?"

This hit Sukhatu's Achilles' heel, but despite this, Sukhatu still wanted to fight for it. Just as going to Xuzhou and Chenzhou meant that Zheng Fan had surrendered to the Qing court, coming to Xinyang for peace talks meant that the Qing court Ting bowed his head to Zheng Fan, which made Kangxi, who was very famous and face-saving, unhappy, so Sukhatu must be sympathetic to Shengjun's heart.

Sukhatu's proposals were rejected by Ouyang He one by one. Seeing the other party's face flushed, he only received the order to procrastinate, but not Ouyang He who could talk about collapse, so he proposed: "The next official sees Mr. Su also It's hard to do, so, do you think Xi County can do it?"

Xi County is located in Gwangju, so the territory should belong to the area occupied by Zheng Jun. However, Xi County is located on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and the original residents in the city have been evacuated to Henan by Zheng Jun. Therefore, it is actually an empty city, an abandoned city, and belongs to the actual control area of ​​both sides. In addition, it is a rare neutral zone, where the peace negotiation can be regarded as taking care of the faces of both parties.For this reason, after pondering for a moment, Sukhatu, who knew that there could be no better choice, nodded and agreed.

"In this case, let's talk about it another day, maybe the one who meets your lord will not be a lower official." Ouyang He was about to get up, but Sukhatu stopped him. "Master Su, is there anything else you want to explain?"

"Two things." Sukhatu raised his finger. "First, Mr. Ouyang promised to exchange Mongolian Zonggui for the eldest and youngest of the Yue family. Now that I have agreed, the noble family should not renege on their promises and become fat."

"That's true." Ouyang He nodded. "It's just that the Yue family has not yet entered the territory of the feudal domain, so it can't be considered that the handover has been completed. Otherwise, the lower officials will report it later. At least let Mr. Su see the person before the next meeting."

"That's the only way to go." Sukhatu also knew that it was impossible to let Zheng Fan release him now, so he didn't insist, but just continued. "Secondly, if we go to Xixian County for a meeting, how many subordinates will the two sides bring, how to avoid conflicts, food supply during the period, etc., should I discuss it first."

"It's really troublesome." Even so, Ouyang He still understood the other party. After all, he could only come to Xinyang alone, but when he arrived in Xi County, the two sides were equal. Naturally, there must be a guard of honor, so it is necessary to discuss in advance. "Alright then, Master Su has any plans, just put them on the table first"