In the Ming Dynasty, Fu Weilin, the official of the Zheng Guest Department, closed his eyes and sat in the mule cart. There were two circles of guards outside the car. The eight people in the inner circle were dressed as Zheng Jun, while the 300 people in the outer circle had all shaved their foreheads and kept ugly money. rat tail.Although surrounded by a group of enemies, Fu Weilin looked calm and composed. Of course, this was not because of the practice of not beheading the two countries when they fought, but because he had represented Zhu Jin as an envoy to the same country more than ten years ago. A destination, with the previous experience, the small battle in front of him is naturally not in his eyes.

The car stopped suddenly, and the driver reported: "My lord, Mr. Su, please come out and talk."

The so-called Mr. Su is the envoy sent by Prince Kang and Wang Jie to Siming to negotiate peace again in Zhongsu Mine. These two people have been walking together all the way these days.

"Brother Su!" Fu Weilin got out of the mule cart, swept around casually, and saw a banyan tree with a circumference of more than ten meters on the side of the road. understood the meaning of the other party. "It's so hot today!"

"Yes," Su Kuang wiped the sweat from his head with a towel, and pointed to the wine trick. "I just saw it, drink a bowl and rest."

"Okay!" Fu Weilin accepted the order happily. Although he didn't know what the other party was up to, his mission was to delay the Qing army's attack on Haicheng and Siming as much as possible. Now that the other party can actively cooperate, he naturally does everything swear. "But it's okay to have wine without food, let the store order some delicious food, and Yu and Brother Su will sing together."

"Don't, don't!" Su Kuang hurriedly begged for mercy. "Brother Fu is a great talent, this arty act is purely a layman, let's drink and chat without making poems." Fu Weilin laughed, so the two walked over, and the leader, Mr. Qian, had already arranged everything. Sit down, drinks and food have been served. "Go and drink some to quench your thirst, but don't delay." Mr. Qian retired happily, and Su Kuang immediately grabbed the wine jar and filled it for Fu Weilin. "This is a wine shop. I passed by it when I went to Xiamen. The drinks still have a bit of flavor."

Fu Weilin tasted it, and nodded slightly: "It's really not bad. Although it's not as smooth as Shaoxing Nurhong and Zhuangyuanhong, but with a lingering fragrance, it can be regarded as a rare good product for relieving summer heat in this wilderness. Come on, I respect you first!"

The two drank it all in one gulp, and then each took two mouthfuls of food and chewed them slowly. Since it was a roadside stall, there were no good dishes, half a white-cut pheasant, a nest of fragrant dog meat, and a plate of vinegar. Pickled wild ginger, a plate of fresh water celery, and two meat and two vegetables are no different from the restaurants in the famous city of Dayu.

"Brother Fu, I heard that you still have a disagreement with Zhan Shou?" After eating some food, he chatted a bit, and today's scene is the meat of Zuo Ye's talk. "Is there such a thing?"

"Brother Su, where did you get the news?" Fu Weilin looked surprised, but unexpectedly admitted it. "What a skill, you even know the inside story of this feudal clan. That's right, the grandson of this feudal clan once advocated abandoning Haicheng and Siming, and even Qiongzhou wanted to withdraw to Dongning, but Master Wu Pingbo Liu Guoxuan strongly advised against it, so the king will not waver any more.”

"Wu Pingbo Liu Guoxuan is just a martial artist. The so-called fame is immediately obtained. He does not believe that withdrawal is inevitable." The fat Su Kuang wiped the sweat from his head again. "It's rare for your son to have such courage and boldness. I heard that he recently married Lord Chen Yonghua's daughter."

"Yes," Fu Weilin teased Su Kuang slowly. "Emissary Chen taught the descendants a lot, and the grandchildren can only stabilize Dongning with his support. Even this time, the grandson wrote a letter to suggest that the king entrusted the envoy Chen to come to think about it." In fact, these are not As a secret, if Su Kuang knew that Zheng Kezangcheng married Chen Yonghua's daughter, he would definitely know about Ming Zheng's internal conflicts. "However, this time it was the grandson who missed it. If Master Liu hadn't insisted, how could there be such a scene of Yu and Brother Su having a drink and chatting together today."

Su Kuang raised his bowl and drank to cover up his embarrassment, but when he took a sip of wine, his eyes rolled and he opened his mouth to ask another question: "Master Liu Guoxuan built the city in one night, it's amazing, what kind of cement did he use? What is it, can brother Fu explain it for Yu?"

"Yu doesn't know what cement is." Not to mention that Fu Weilin really didn't know, even if he knew, he wouldn't tell the truth. "After the trial production was successful that year, Chief Envoy Chen, Admiral Xianyou, and Mr. Yang Xian, the engineer, jointly issued an order not to disclose the cement technology, so Brother Su asked Yu Blind." The goal was not achieved, and he was depressed, so he listened to Fu Weilin's rhetorical question. "Don't just talk about the affairs of this feudal clan, brother Su, how did Yu hear that you have quite a lot of disagreements about negotiating peace with this feudal clan?"

"Who said no!" Su Kuang also sighed. "Although Prince Kang is the leader in the official circles in Fujian, that old guy Yao Qisheng is not willing to give up the great credit for recruiting you to the prince. No, he is jumping up and down, ready to get a share of the profit, but Brother Fu Don't worry, all civil and military personnel in the whole province are on the prince's side." Having said this, Su Kuang lowered his voice. "The seal of the world, how many people have been cut off by the seal of the world, then Yao Qisheng is a widow."

Fu Weilin picked up a piece of wild ginger and chewed it in his mouth. The pungent taste rushed up, making his mind clear. He carefully analyzed the authenticity of Su Kuang's words, and finally came to the conclusion that the Sealing Order was indeed The double-edged sword made both Qing and Zheng extremely uncomfortable, but this is not the crux of the problem.

"Prince Kang is going to return to Beijing. If Yao Qisheng keeps messing with him, I'm afraid that he will return without success this time."

"My lord also wants him to go away, but." Su Kuang's voice was still very low, as if he was afraid of being heard by the green battalion soldiers nearby. "However, Mr. Yao's holy family is not in decline, so it's not easy to do it lightly. So, brother Fu, Yu said something from the bottom of his heart. If this peace agreement can be settled, it will be finalized, so as not to tear everyone's face when the prince returns to Beijing. It's ugly." Before Fu Weilin could reply, suddenly there was the sound of galloping horses from one end of the road, and the two looked up, only to see a Qing army rider coming straight towards him. "Brother Fu, don't worry." Su Kuang explained. "Probably the person Yu sent to Xinghua Tongchuan has returned."

While speaking, the rider had already seen the position of the two of them, so he galloped straight ahead, reined in the horse less than ten steps away, and then rolled in front of the two of them: "Master Qi, the younger one will report to Xinghua , the family members and aides of Wu Fuyuan and Ding Fantai factions have been waiting for a long time, please hurry up and get on the road."

"Look, Yu was wrong." Su Kuang showed off to Fu Weilin, as if the two officials could do this only for his sake. "The two lords are looking forward to the early success of the peace talks, so that they can turn hostility into friendship and cultivate and thrive with the common people."

In the early Qing Dynasty, the governor was mainly responsible for civil affairs and also led the military, and the governor was mainly responsible for military affairs and also led the civil affairs. Although the two sides were different in rank, they had no affiliation relationship in fact. The governor also acts as a check and balance on the governor. Therefore, Yao Qisheng is not an indispensable part of the peace talks between the two parties.

Su Kuang pointed to the origins of the two of them again: "Isn't that the reason why the receptions from prefectures and counties are so respectful along the way?"

As if he felt that his rhetoric was not enough to stimulate Fu Weilin, Su Kuang deliberately said in a compassionate manner: "Brother Fu, this burden is not light!"

Not light?Fu Weilin laughed secretly, both sides are marionettes, of course he has to listen to Siming in every action, but the Qing court can really make the decisions, I am afraid that Prince Kang and Wang Jie would not dare to say such big words, what kind of heavy burden comes again .However, if Su Kuang wanted to act, Fu Weilin would naturally have to sing and fight with him, so he intentionally showed a trace of confusion in his eyes.

"Brother Fu, look, the envoys of several adults are waiting." Seeing Fu Weilin's thoughtful expression after listening to his words, Su Kuang was so beautiful that his beard was about to stand up. Someone higher than him was waiting, so he had to speak up. "Should we finish this cup and continue on our way?"

"Ah!" Fu Weilin acted as if he had just woken up from a dream. "Okay, okay, on the road, this is the road"

In the 30th year of Yongli (the 18th year of Kangxi), Fu Weilin's negotiation in Fuzhou was the No.13 negotiation between the Zheng and Qing parties since Zheng Chenggong's era to the present.During this negotiation, Fu Weilin, on behalf of Ming and Zheng, continued to demand the retention of Siming and Haicheng, and said that "a small area of ​​Haicheng will be the official residence of each other after the agreement is concluded. If Prince Kang is in Fujian, the feudal lords will come and go in parallel; Set up official exchanges", for this reason, Ming Zheng is willing to "pay 6 taels of foreign salaries a year."

In this regard, Prince Kang, who originally insisted that "Zheng Fangshijia will return to the east, and the island will be returned to the imperial court, can use Penghu as the boundary for business and trade, and follow the example of North Korea to petition on behalf of the world, and it will always be good for the world." Jie, who had been waiting for a long time in this hot and humid place in Fujian, pushed the problem to the provincial side on the grounds that Haicheng was part of Fujian, and the office was also under the management of Fujian Province.

The conflict was transferred to Yao Qisheng and a group of officials from Fujian Province. Yao Qisheng, who was originally excluded from the negotiation, took advantage of the opportunity to put forward a strong proposition, "An inch of land belongs to the king. Who dares to seal the territory and discuss it lightly as a public office?" Officials were left speechless, and negotiations between the two sides have once again broken down.

"My lord, a post was sent outside," Fu Weilin's guard handed over the name card with a strange expression on his face. "It belongs to Yao Qisheng, the governor of Fujian," Fu Weilin was taken aback for a moment before listening to the guard continue. "The person who left the post said that Yao Qisheng invited your lord to have a banquet at the mansion tonight, and he also said that you must definitely invite your lord to go."

"Understood." Fu Weilin pinched the post and shouted back the guards. "You go down first."

"My lord!" The guard didn't back down, but seemed hesitant to speak.

"Do you have something to say?" Fu Weilin looked at the other party. "It's okay to tell the truth, if you don't believe me here, who else can you believe!"

"My lord, I think I can't go, but Yao Qisheng refused to negotiate peace with this vassal, and at the same time invited my lord to have a drink, there must be other plans, just in case"

"If it is passed back to Siming, I will not be able to explain to the king." Fu Weilin chuckled. "Of course I'm going. If I don't go, how will I know what kind of medicine he sells in Yao Qisheng's gourd." Fu Weilin stood up, walked in front of the guard, and lightly thumped his chest. "Don't worry, Your Majesty is not a suspicious person, nothing will happen." The guard retreated suspiciously, and Fu Weilin stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, talking to himself. "Yao Qisheng, is this a Hongmen banquet or do you want to recruit security? If you really recruit security, what should Yu do?"

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