Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 764 Immortal (please subscribe!)
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Seeing Liu Huiniang approaching from a distance, Empress Dowager Zheng really wanted to move to cover her current ugly appearance.

But after trying several times, Empress Dowager Zheng couldn't exert any strength, and finally could only watch Liu Huiniang come to her.

Empress Dowager Zheng said with some embarrassment: "You have spoiled your mother's eyes."

While saying this, Empress Dowager Zheng staggered and wanted to get up to salute Liu Huiniang.

Liu Huiniang stretched out her hand to hold the Empress Dowager Zheng, and said, "Don't force yourself."

Seeing that Queen Mother Zheng was already wearing Li Yan's cloak, Liu Huiniang covered her body with her cloak and said, "The autumn wind is fierce, if you don't pay attention, you will catch a cold."

Empress Dowager Zheng said: "Thank you, ma'am... I didn't let the officials take me back. I'm afraid I can't stand their eyes. I want to wait until it gets dark, and then go back through the back door."

Liu Huiniang could understand the Empress Dowager Zheng, but she still said: "You are also a legitimate concubine by the official family. If there is anything to be afraid of, just let them talk. At most, it will be a conversation for three to five days. After it passes, it will pass."

Empress Dowager Zheng confided in her heart: "I really never thought that what happened today would happen, so I wasn't mentally prepared at all...I'm 44 after all."

Liu Huiniang was actually a bit bored, and didn't understand why Li Yan's appetite was so good, so she couldn't help but said, "It's just because you take good care of yourself, you look about my age."

Empress Dowager Zheng sighed, and said to herself, "You can't blame me for this."

Liu Huiniang said again: "Actually, this is quite good. Although I have my palace to take care of you, if you are in your old age without one or two biological children to take care of you, your life in your old age will be very miserable. So, just take advantage of it This opportunity, give birth to a son and a half daughter."

"This……"

In fact, Empress Dowager Zheng was very moved by Liu Huiniang's proposal!

The smart Empress Dowager Zheng has already seen that if they are not her own children, they are unreliable.

Furthermore, Li Qingzhao, who has never given birth before, will have to give birth. Why can't she have another one after giving birth to several babies?
Seeing that Empress Dowager Zheng was a little disturbed, Liu Huiniang said again: "In the past few days, I will ask Imperial Physician Mou to recuperate your body, and I will teach you to give birth to a son and a half."

Empress Dowager Zheng was a little bit twitchy, and said, "It's up to the officials..."

Liu Huiniang said with a smile: "This matter is on Bengong's shoulders. When the officials come to Bengong's place, I will send someone to inform you, but..."

Although Liu Huiniang didn't say it clearly, Empress Dowager Zheng also understood what Liu Huiniang meant.

She is no longer the original Queen and Queen Mother of Zhao Song.

The age is also a little bit older.

Therefore, if she still wants to be favored by Li Yan, she must take the initiative, and even be shameless.

Empress Dowager Zheng weighed herself for a while, and then said: "When I was young, in order to catch his heart, I learned some boudoir techniques. I am willing...to discuss it with the officials. If someone is willing to learn, I can teach her too. .”

After hearing the words, Liu Huiniang immediately understood what Empress Dowager Zheng meant, and then said with a smile: "Coincidentally, my personal maids and my two nieces are all studious."

Empress Dowager Zheng nodded secretly, praising Liu Huiniang's cleverness secretly, and at the same time reminded Liu Huiniang: "Your Majesty, it's best to learn as well, for some things you have to rely on yourself."

Liu Huiniang nodded and said, "Then I'll have to work."

Now that the matter has been finalized, Empress Dowager Zheng no longer continued this topic, but directly changed the topic and said: "The officials should have the intention of negotiating a peace."

……

Li Yan did have the intention of negotiating peace.

but--

Whether or not Dazhong and Dajin negotiate a peace depends on what terms Dajin can come up with.

Since Ma Kuo performed well in the process of forming an alliance with Xixia, Ma Kuo was also in charge of negotiating peace with the Jin people, and Honglu Temple officially became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Dazhong.

At the beginning of the negotiation, Ma Kuo stated on behalf of Dazhong that a peace negotiation is possible, but must agree to several conditions of Dazhong:

[-]. The Jin army must withdraw from Yanyun unconditionally, and withdraw to the west of Dadingfu (formerly Liaozhongjing), and the two sides use Enzhou-Padchang as the boundary-the north of Enzhou-Padchang is Jintu, and the south is Zhongjing .

500. Indemnity from the Kingdom of Jin: 5000 million taels of gold, 100 million taels of silver, 100 million variegated watch pieces, [-] million lining silk, [-] horses, oxen and mules each, and [-] camels.

[-]. Wanyan Wu begged to buy the sinful edict, abdicated, and passed the throne to a virtuous emperor, and gave me an explanation for the people who died in the Central Plains.

700. The Kingdom of Jin is a vassal state of Dazhong, and the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin respectfully called Li Yan his uncle. From then on, the Kingdom of Jin paid tribute to Dazhong every year, and came to Dazhong to congratulate him every year, with [-] million coins per year.

Seeing the terms of peace proposed by Dazhong, Wan Yanchang, the ambassador sent by Dajin to negotiate a peace, was dumbfounded and furious.

Dazhong's peace negotiation conditions are no longer insincere, but insincere!

Moreover, Dazhong's proposed peace terms seem to have an element of anger in them.

For example, the big gold compensation proposed by Dazhong is 500 million taels of gold, 5000 million taels of silver, 100 million variegated watch pieces, 100 million lining silks, 700 horses, oxen and mules each, and [-] camels. It was the condition that the Jin people went south for the first time, and the Jin people blackmailed Zhao Song. Later, the Jin people went south for the second time and insisted that Zhao Song make up for this condition. As a result, the city of Tokyo was scraped three feet away, and later they had to use women to pay off the debt. , In addition, Dazhong asked for [-] million coins per year, which was also proposed by the Jinren to Zhao Song.

This kind of condition, Zhao Song is so rich, can't meet it, how can Jin Guo do it?

in fact--

War indemnity is nothing more than asking for a lot of money, repaying the money on the spot, and negotiating.

The point is, the other three conditions proposed by Dazhong were not discussed at all.

Let's talk about national boundaries and becoming a vassal state first.

If we follow what Dazhong said and take Enzhou-Weichang as the boundary, Dajin will not be much bigger than the Southern Song Dynasty, and it is a veritable small country.

In addition, you have to call yourself a vassal to Dazhong, pay tribute every year, and come to court every year.

This is definitely something that the Jurchens with strong self-esteem will never agree to.

Let's talk about the matter of asking Wanyan Wu to beg for abdication and let Xian.

This peace negotiation was proposed by Wanyan Wu begging for money.

If Wanyan and Wuqi were to step down and replace them, there would be no one to advocate for this peace negotiation, so can we still talk about it?

Faced with this situation, Wan Yanchang first let all the people he brought go down, and then asked Ma Kuo to dismiss the entourage.

Only Wan Yanchang and Ma Kuo were left in the waiting room.

Wan Yanchang confided in his heart: "Mr. Ma, I don't speak dark words in front of Ming people. I came here to negotiate a peace with great sincerity this time. If you also have the intention to negotiate a peace, then you will show some sincerity." Then we both have a good discussion, and finally come up with a negotiation condition that both of us can agree to. If you don't have the heart to negotiate and stick to the current conditions, then I will go back to China and tell me your determination. Emperor Jin, then ask me, Emperor Dajin, to mobilize all men in my Dajin over the age of ten to join the army... My Dajin and you Dazhong will never stop dying."

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(End of this chapter)