Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 832
The envoy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was still the great scholar Feng Quan, and the deputy envoy was still the number one scholar of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Lu Gong. It was just that they were sent out again, and the missions of the two had changed drastically.

Last time, they played a game with Lord Longwu and his ministers, seeking to delay time. This time, they sincerely begged for peace, but they didn't know if they would be humiliated by the ministers of the Ming Dynasty who were eager to avenge their shame. Play around.

After the opening of the Qing Dynasty on the tenth day of the first lunar month, without any warning, the two received an order from Dorgon to go south immediately and exchange Yangzhou for the Ming Dynasty's truce.

Due to the news blockade on Hanchen, when Feng Quan received this order, he didn't know about the affairs in Henan, so he didn't quite understand it. Although from his political perspective, the Qing court will inevitably seek peace with the Ming Dynasty in the future, But he didn't expect the change to come so quickly.

A year ago, two groups of troops went south to plunder, and in the next year, Yangzhou would be exchanged for an armistice. Feng Quan only thought that the two plunders were very successful, so Dorgon wanted to use victory to promote peace. With some confidence, it doesn't depend entirely on Ming Chao's face, but he is afraid that he will seek peace after losing the battle this time.

Feng Quan didn't want to be an envoy. Lu Gong was humiliated by Xia Wanchun last time and lost his temper. After returning, he became a laughing stock among his colleagues. His official position did not improve at all. Words such as "Hu", "狼", "Di" and "Yi", and large-scale revisions to the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty were tantamount to being thrown into the cold palace, which made him feel angry. He was gearing up for another mission and prepared Get back on the field.

Although Feng Quan was a little worried that the Ming Dynasty would settle accounts with them, he was the only one who was familiar with the road in the Qing Dynasty. Dorgon gave orders directly and had no intention of discussing with him at all. He had to tidy up a little and hurried south.

After Lv Gong went on a diplomatic mission last time, several provocations were resolved by Xia Wanchun. Nanming even specially made up a play called "The Number One Scholar Meets the Number One Scholar" to humiliate him, which made him lose face when he returned to Beijing. He simply turned a deaf ear to what was going on outside the window, and devoted himself to revising the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty in the Hanlin Academy, while studying the number of sages, thinking that one day he would be able to regain his position, so he didn't know much about external affairs.

The two set off from Beijing, with one joy and one sorrow, and headed south along the Grand Canal. The north was the heart of the Qing Dynasty. The journey was fine. When they entered Shandong, especially last year when the Qing soldiers dug up the Yellow River and diverted the river to the north, Caozhou and other places where the Shuiguan Yuyuan Army was active killed millions of people. Now in the entire north of Shandong Province, it can be said that there is no chicken crowing for thousands of miles.

Although it is the beginning of spring, the land has begun to recover and slowly regain its vitality, but where the mission passed, there is no one there, and there are dilapidated villages and county towns everywhere, just like those in a picture book. Fengdu ghost domain.

This is the land of Qilu under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. Faced with this scene, as an official of the Qing Dynasty, his face was naturally dull. After seeing the decay and dilapidation of the land, Feng Quan lamented on his face and was full of frustration in his heart.

Seeing the scene along the way, Lu Gong said angrily to people: "After the bandit riot in Yuyuan, the place is so dilapidated, even the bandits should be punished urgently!"

The people next to him were taken aback when they heard this. The champion's mind was different from ordinary people, and they all shook their heads, unwilling to explain to him.

Digging up the Yellow River and drowning millions of people, Man Qing naturally cannot admit such a thing, so they have to find someone to take the blame. The army dug the embankment, but never mentioned it.

Feng Quan, this old boy, still remembers that when he was on an envoy last time, Shandong was still densely populated. Although there were bandits, you could still see cooking smoke rising from both sides of the canal during the meal. It was a bit popular, but it was only less than a year ago. , unexpectedly flustered into this appearance.

Conquering the world is easy, but governing the world is difficult. After all, if you are a dog-like clan and refuse to integrate into China, you will be defeated sooner or later.

The mission traveled for a few days and passed through the Yellow Flooded Area. The situation was a little better and the population increased. However, there were often people who helped the old and the young and migrated to the south, which made Feng Quan's heart aroused again. .

If the Qing Dynasty does not restore the place, I am afraid that the people will flee to the south of the Yangtze River controlled by the Ming army, so what is left of the Qing Dynasty?
Standing at the bow of the boat, the warm wind blowing from the southeast blew Feng Quan's official robe, which made him sigh in his heart, "Chang Yin~ You and I have important responsibilities this time, and we have a relationship with the Qing Dynasty!"

Lu Gong on the side looked at the refugee teams that appeared from time to time, his face was a bit ugly, "These gangsters, do you think that someone will support them for nothing if they escape to the south?"

Feng Quan shook his head and went back to the cabin, leaving Lu Gong to blow the wind alone at the bow.

The fleet went all the way south, and arrived in Huai'an in a few days. This is where the Grand Canal, Huaihe River, and Yellow River meet.

A few days ago, the Huaihe River had been thawed, and the Ming Dynasty began to provide relief to the counties in the north of the Yangtze River after being looted by the Qing army, as well as to the refugees fleeing from the famine in the north.

At this time, on the south bank of the Huaihe River, tents stretched as far as the eye could see, stretching for more than ten miles. More than [-] refugees lived here. Cooking smoke rose faintly in the camp.

Several officials in official robes, under the guard of soldiers, were shuttling through the camp, presumably to inspect the situation of the refugees and ask if the disaster relief had been implemented.

"How could the Ming Dynasty have so much food to manage so many refugees?" Lu Gong stood at the bow of the boat. The contrast between the Ming and Qing Dynasties formed a sharp contrast. He suspected that this was Nanming deliberately buying people's hearts.

"Master Lu, you still need to go out more often in the future, so that you can know the sufferings of the people and the real situation of the world!" Feng Quan pointed to the nearly [-] large ships docked on the south bank of the Huaihe River. Bags of rice grains are unloaded from above.

When the mission arrived in Huai'an, they were stopped by the Ming army. Feng Quan identified himself to the defenders, and the defenders reported it to Zhang Mingzhen, the governor of Jiangbei. Shut the Qing missions out.

Feng Quan and others had no choice but to stay on the ship honestly, waiting for the Ming army to report to Nanjing and see how the Ming Dynasty made a decision.

When the Qing mission arrived in Huai'an, because of the recapture of Nanjing by the Ming Dynasty and the enthronement of the new emperor, many vassals who had lost contact with each other even sent missions over this time. The treatment was completely different. They were personally received by the Ministry of Rites and even the Regent of the King of Chu.

This was an exciting event for the Nanjing court, and the whole city was buzzing.

(End of this chapter)