Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 369 Peace Talk
Hong Chengchou obeyed Dorgon's order, took more than 100 entourages and guards, boarded a large ship, and sailed from the mouth of the Sancha River under the banner of peace talks with Ming Dynasty.

Among the more than 100 entourages and guards, there is also a special character, that is Su Moer, who is disguised as a man. This stunning beauty with unique skills is all the hope of the peace talks of the Qing Dynasty.

At this moment, she in the green dress and hat looks like a jade-faced scholar, standing next to Hong Chengchou, and also looks like one of his schoolboys.

At this moment, the master of the palace of the Qing Dynasty was not calm like a surging river. She was thinking about how to complete the task assigned to her by Lafayette. This time the task was special and the responsibility was heavy, and she felt a little pressure.

Because she was engaged in a beheading operation, despite her high martial arts, such an operation was the first time for her.

Her ability turned out to be just to protect her Lafayette.Because Zhezhe (the baby name of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang) married from Horqin to Daqing at that time, this was not a simple royal marriage, because it had a strong political color.

They were the political link between the Mongolian Horqin tribe and the Manchurian Tarzis.The tribal chiefs in Horqin knew well that the harem of the Qing Dynasty was intriguing, fighting each other, fighting for power, and jealousy, which was also bloody. The struggle between women was even more tragic than that of men. It was necessary to ensure that Zhezhe, a political tool, went smoothly.

In such an environment, for such a purpose, Su Moer is the most suitable dowry candidate for them.

Her task is not only to serve the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, but more importantly, to be her personal bodyguard, protecting her personal safety in a space that is out of reach of the army and palace guards.

Su Moer, who was born in an ordinary family, is extremely intelligent and dexterous. She has extraordinary abilities in her teens. In addition to being a female worker, she is proficient in Mongolian and Manchu. Martial arts, good at horseback riding and archery, proficient in Mongolian swordsmanship.

In the nearly 20 years that she followed the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang to the Qing Dynasty, she always appeared as a personal maid, giving people a soft and delicate image.

But over the years, her martial arts skills have not dropped at all, and she used her special work as a female worker to realize a set of jade girl acupuncture. Every night when the night is quiet, she secretly practices this acupuncture. Now she has 12 flying needles. crack shot.

Su Mo'er's true abilities were only known to a very small number of people, including the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, until that day when Dorgon discovered her secret.

For Su Morer, protecting and serving the queen mother is very easy, but she knows that this task is as heavy as Mount Tai.

Hong Chengchou, who survived several catastrophes, has now adjusted his mood. It seems that he is destined to be a traitor in this life. It doesn't matter if this traitor is wrong, as long as he does not die, he is destined to be a traitor.

This is God's will, and in this case, don't fight against fate, because smart people don't fight against heaven.

Hong Chengchou has already forgotten the heavy oath he made before his execution, that he would not be a traitor in the next eight lifetimes, and it will not work if he does not forget it. He is in the den of tigers and wolves, and only by being with tigers and wolves can he endure humiliation.

It's not that he hasn't thought about retreating from the road of being a traitor, but the key point is that Lin Yi doesn't even have a word of persuasion, how can he feel so embarrassed?

No matter how he betrayed Hong Chengchou, he was still a shameless person after all. He couldn't kneel down and beg for mercy as soon as he met him, and begged Ji Dong to allow him to be a "Tart traitor" again!

You must know that it was quite tortuous for him to betray Daming after he was defeated and captured. At the beginning, whoever came to persuade him to surrender, he scolded whom, the important ministers of the Qing Dynasty, including traitors, came to persuade him to betray Daming and surrender to the Qing Dynasty, at least he scolded him away There was a dozen, and in the end, if Xiao Zhuang's damn gentleness hadn't broken through his defense, he would still have persisted.

But now there is not even a single person to persuade him to surrender, not to mention the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, even a pawn of the Ming Dynasty would have face, which shows that the Ming Dynasty can no longer tolerate him.

Although there were several twists and turns, and the death penalty passed by several times, in the end, the Qing Dynasty did not touch him, and he is still entrusted with a heavy responsibility, which shows that Xiaozhuang and Dorgon are still very kind to him.

Since the traitors are like this, what can the husband ask for? !

Standing at the bow of the boat, Hong Chengchou recalled the present and recalled the past, his thoughts were turbulent, and he had an urge to compose poetry.

But when he thought about the next step of the peace talks and had to deal with Lin Yi, his interest suddenly became dull, and the poetic feeling that had just risen was diluted again.

Lin Yi's voice and smile appeared in Hong Chengchou's mind again.My own ups and downs, and my brushes with death, were all because of him.If it weren't for him, the Ming Dynasty would have been finished long ago.I hope that Su Mo'er can succeed this time, kill this hateful guy, and vent her anger for herself...

Lin Yi ordered Zhang Hua to send the credit of gratitude to the Manchu Tartars in a special way, and then they began to discuss peace talks.

Lin Yi knew that the Qing Dynasty was obviously unable to hold on now, and it was worse than the tragic situation of the Ming Dynasty a few years ago. Only when the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dorgon sat at the negotiating table could Da Ming To retreat.

Just like when Emperor Chongzhen was desperate and had to secretly send someone to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty.

This is also the reason why he threw out the olive branch of peace talks at that time, which was able to make Hong Chengchou and the Manchu Tartars submit.

In fact, it was not Ji Dong's original intention to talk about peace. Now that the Ming Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, it is fully capable of conquering the Qing Dynasty.

At that time, Ji Dong's proposal was to facilitate the realization of the plan of exchanging the dead for the living.

Unexpectedly, Hong Chengchou and the gang of tartars are biting him now.

Since the Qing Dynasty is willing to negotiate peace, it is not a bad thing. As long as they can agree to their own conditions, the two sides will cease fighting and strike, put the swords and guns into the warehouse, and release the horses to Nanshan. The two sides live in harmony and have friendly trade exchanges. Saved from the pain of swordsmen.

But what conditions does the Qing Dynasty need to agree to them, what to talk about during the negotiation, and whoever comes forward to talk to the Qing envoys, of course Lin Yi will not come forward to talk to them directly, that will lose his status as the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty.

Unless the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dorgon came to negotiate with him in person, it would be possible for Lin Yi to come forward and sit at the negotiating table, but this is impossible.

The specific details of these peace talks, of course, have to be studied in advance.

However, Ji Dong already had a suitable candidate for the negotiation in his mind, and that was his think tank, Song Xiance.

Now he called Song Xiance in front of him to give an opportunity, and drew up a few terms. If the other party agrees, they will really withdraw their troops.

But negotiating things like doing business is like doing business. If you don't pay attention to the business, bargaining is indispensable. Lin Yi and Song Xiance also set a bottom line.

These Song Xiance kept in mind.

Xiaoying and Zhezhe gesticulated and muttered about the predetermined terms and conditions, and Zhezhe asked her to be quiet. Finally, Xiaoying couldn't help but came over to Lin Yi and said, "Brother Lin, these rules are too harsh. Can the Tartars agree?"

Lin Yi pressed her little head, "Silly girl, it's better if they don't agree, I'm afraid they will agree! Then continue to teach them a lesson, until the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and take away their bastards. These In [-], they went south into the customs for no reason, stepped into the Central Plains, provoked wars, sieged cities and looted land, burned, killed and looted, and committed heinous crimes. This time, our Ming Dynasty turned around. It is time to teach them a lesson. Is it over if you want to negotiate? There is nothing so cheap in the world, they have to pay the bill for their barbaric behavior, and the Manchu Tartars are not allowed to pay a price, I am very angry!"

Zhe Zhe also interjected this time: "Brother Lin is right, but regardless of the others, just this one, how much money can they have, can they get it out? If they can't get it out, isn't this one a waste of money?"

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Ha, if you can't take it out, you can install it in installments, let them spit out twice as much as they used to eat!"

Here Song Xiance echoed: "They are really going to agree. These Manchu and Qing Tartars' annual savings are almost ninety-nine out of ten used to serve Daming."

Lin Yi said: "If you lose the war, you have to punish them well. Wars are never free. If the cost is low, it will definitely not work. Let them work for Daming for a few years first, and see if they dare to be restless in the future?"

"Brother Lin, repeat the sentence just now, and speak slowly..." Xiaoying felt that Lin Yi's words were too classic, there were no books at all, they were simply famous epigrams, so she hurriedly found something to write down, It made Zhe Zhe laugh straight at her.

Then Xiaoying said again: "Brother Lin, who might be the person who will come to negotiate peace with us this time?"

Lin Yi shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. Those high-level officials from the Tartars probably won't come. They might be big traitors, either Ning Wanme, Fan Wencheng, or Hong Chengchou."

"Hong Chengchou? This big traitor must have died long ago. Brother Lin's dead man for a living man and that letter are both so classic, can't he be tricked to death?" Xiaoying's eyes widened in surprise.

Song Xiance analyzed: "If you don't die, you have to peel off your skin, but the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dorgon are not idle people. It's hard to say whether they will kill Hong Chengchou after they come over in a daze, because this big traitor is still for them. Very valuable."

On the day scheduled for the peace talks, the Sancha River was sunny and sunny, the spring was beautiful, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, and the scenery was picturesque.

At noon in the morning, Lin Yi suddenly received a report that the Qing Tartars had sent a boat, under the guise of peace talks.

"Sure enough, it's here. It's really punctual. Tell the soldiers and artillerymen along the coast to let them dock safely."

"No." The subordinate agreed and passed on his order.

Sancha River Mouth.The muskets, bows and arrows of the Ming army, as well as the cannons in red, had long been aimed at the boat in the river.

As long as an order is issued, the ship can be wiped out in an instant.

However, no one in the Ming army dared to open fire first.

The ships from the Qing Dynasty came to the shore for peace talks soon, and the person in charge of meeting here was He Renlong, the Ming general.

He Renlong, a fierce general, was almost slaughtered by Sun Chuanting back then. If Lin Yi hadn't managed to save him from death, He Renlong's history would not have changed.

Just because Ji Dong's crossing also changed his destiny, now he works under Lin Yi's account, he is grateful to you and loyal, rather than saying that he is swearing allegiance to Daming to the death, it is better to say that he is swearing allegiance to Lin Yi to the death, even He is more loyal than Zu Keyong, who was born in Ningyuan Iron Cavalry, and has repeatedly made military exploits. He is highly valued and loved by Lin Yi.

Every time Lin Yi saw his achievements in battle, he sighed secretly. Such a loyal and brave general had Sun Chuanting killed in history.

So now Lin Yi asked He Renlong to be in charge of the defense of the Sanchakou river bank, and the task of welcoming Hong Chengchou from abandoning the boat naturally fell on him.

He Renlong knew Hong Chengchou very well. They were both officials in the same dynasty. A few years ago, Hong Chengchou was the governor of Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty. Waiting for a few rogues, He Renlong, as the commander-in-chief, is one of Hong Chengchou's capable generals.

At that time, He Renlong had a very good face for Hong Chengchou. He defeated the bandits several times and chased Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, etc. to the sky and had no way to enter the earth. He was called a madman.

Unexpectedly, it was 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, and now the two of them have become enemies of the two countries. This time Hong Chengchou came to negotiate on behalf of the Qing Dynasty, and it was He Renlong who came to lead a team to greet them. No one thought of these two .

Now when He Renlong saw Hong Chengchou coming, his heart turned, and he scolded that this big traitor was just released by their Lord Lin for a few days, and he came back to negotiate on behalf of the Qing Dynasty, how courageous he is!
He Renlong ordered a flying horse to deliver a letter to Master Lin, and at the same time welcomed Hong Chengchou and his group who came to negotiate to disembark from the boat.

The two countries do not fight each other. Although they are enemies of the two countries, they are not at war now and must be treated as guests.

So when they met, the two old acquaintances greeted each other.

The two of them used to be superiors and subordinates, when Hong Chengchou saw He Renlong, he pretended not to be close, nor did he pretend to be close.

On the surface, He Renlong is also happily socializing. He used to be very respectful to his former superiors, but now it is at most a superficial disdain, with extreme contempt behind his enthusiastic eyes. Shame on the men.

The majestic minister of the Ming Dynasty has been reduced to being a traitor for the Tartars. He has almost fallen below the horizon. This old man is getting more and more confused as he gets older, so he has no such high knowledge and skills.

Why do you have to be a traitor to the Tartars?If you lose the battle, you will die!Even the most hateful thieves in the country are a hundred times stronger than the traitors of the Tartars.

It is said that those guys are not human, the hair left by their ancestors is actually made that way, it is said to be bald and not completely bald, it is said to be bald and not bald, to shave the head like that and leave a thin and long braid, people are not human Ghost or not, disgusting to death.

If Hong Chengchou was captured by the Tartars last time, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to survive, and it is understandable.But just now Lord Lin captured him as a prisoner, why didn't he repent and recognize his ancestors?Did he forget that his ancestors were Han Chinese?It's really embarrassing to the Han people, ah bah!
He Renlong could not wait to spit his mouth secretions all over his face.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, surrounded by soldiers, He Renlong led the guards to open the way ahead, and Hong Chengchou led a group of more than 100 people to follow closely behind in large carts and small vehicles.

Of course, what was loaded on the car was not weapons and materials such as knives, guns, explosives, guns and bullets, but gifts prepared by the Qing Dynasty for the Ming Dynasty.

When disembarking, Qing soldiers took the initiative to open it for inspection. He Renlong's subordinates had already checked it carefully, and there was no problem.

Of course, Hong Chengchou did not come to this peace talk empty-handed. He even brought some gifts to Lin Yi, including some gold, silver and jewelry, as well as mink fur, deer antler, ginseng and other local specialties of the Qing Dynasty.

As the special envoy of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Chengchou certainly had a reason to bring some gifts.

One is because their negotiations cannot be completed in one day. The important negotiation between the two countries cannot be completed in a few words, not to mention that Dorgon asked him to delay as much as possible, leaving Su Moer's actions in a hurry. Give enough time.

Therefore, his more than 100 people have to live and eat in the military camp of the Ming Dynasty. It is possible to live like guests for three days, five days, ten days, and eight days. I have to get money.

What's more, the military camp of the Ming Dynasty is not their hotel. As the enemies of the two countries, how can the Ming Dynasty have any obligation to feed and drink for them?Therefore, they bring some gifts as a compensation for their food, drink and housing during the negotiation, which is a matter of etiquette in the negotiation.

The second point is that the gifts they brought are very valuable. It is estimated that more than 100 of them used them for eating and drinking. According to the most expensive hotel price at that time, they would not be able to use them up in half a year. Some of them were gifts for the Ming Dynasty. mean.

There must be something to be expected from people, and that is to make this negotiation go smoothly, and the Ming Dynasty be able to raise its hand and make an exception.Just like what Linyi said about the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, from now on, the well water will not interfere with the river water, and the neighbors will be friendly.

When Emperor Chongzhen sent people for peace talks, he also sent a generous gift to the Qing Dynasty, which seems to have become an international practice.

To put it bluntly, Da Qing expressed his admission in this way, implying that I am giving you a gift now, do you still want to hit me?

It's like two people fighting, one side admits it, apologizes, and promises to treat the matter to end the matter, but the other side also backs down a step, the sea and the sky are open, and we will still be friends when we meet again.

A country is a country, and a country is similar to a family. If you talk about it on a smaller scale, two countries are similar to two people.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Ming army's camp, Lin Yi, who was already dressed neatly and covered in armor, brought Song Xiance, Xiaoying, Zhe Zhe and other generals and the guard battalion led by Zhang Hua to appear near the camp gate.

"Lord Jian Guo, I'm going to be polite to Hong Chengchou." As soon as Hong Chengchou saw Lin Yi leading someone to greet him in person, pretending to be flattered, he got off his horse from a long distance, cupped his fists and walked up to him, sweeping the floor with a bow.

Lin Yi laughed loudly, "Lord Hong, don't come here unharmed, welcome, please, please, please!"

(End of this chapter)