Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 958
At this moment, only Wang Yan and Zhang Huangyan were left in the hall, and Zhang Huangyan was a little worried: "His Royal Highness, Sun Kewang proposed to use North Korea's example to pay tribute to our court. I think that he is still very sincere this time, and I sincerely hope to be with you." I'm heading towards the Alliance."

Wang Yan was silent for a while, then shook his head, "He is currently trapped in the south of Sichuan. Seeing that we have a large number of Zeng soldiers, that's why he came up with this expedient measure. Naturally, he is full of sincerity."

Wang Yan let out a sigh, "However, Xuan Zhu is right in one point. Sun Kewang has the heart to fight for the world, but this person doesn't have much righteousness in his heart. If he is allowed to be a vassal, he may not be honest for a while now, but once he gets over After the crisis, there will inevitably be another rebellion, and such an unstable factor cannot be allowed to exist."

Zhang Huangyan nodded slightly in thought, and then raised his head, "But I'm afraid Sun Kewang will not accept the conditions proposed by His Highness. Will he make peace with Hauge because of this?"

"This is indeed a problem, but there is a conflict in Sichuan between Sun Kewang and Hauge, and both parties are untrustworthy people. It is not that simple to make peace." Wang Yan pondered for a while, then sneered, " Besides, Gu already has a plan to force Sun Kewang to accept the conditions."

"What's your idea, Your Highness?"

Seeing Zhang Huangyan looking at him expectantly, Wang Yan sorted out his thoughts a bit, "A person like Sun Kewang, if he is not forced to a corner, he will not give in. Isn't Han Chaoxuan also in Nanjing? Gu is going to make a game to solve the problem in Southwest China. The problem."

Zhang Huangyan was thoughtful, at this moment Gu Yuanjing returned to the living room, Wang Yan didn't wait for Zhang Huangyan to understand, he said to Gu Yuanjing: "Gu Ge Department, tomorrow you ask the officials of the Ministry of Rites to have a talk with Han Chaoxuan, Then I took the opportunity to reveal the intention of the two families to destroy the Western Army together, and then I will summon Han Chaoxuan, and I hope that he can use this as a condition to come up with a rhetoric!"

"His Royal Highness wants to use Bai Wenxuan to convey the intention of Jin Guo to unite with us to carve up Yunnan and southern Sichuan, so that Sun Kewang will feel that there is no way out and be forced to accept the court's conditions!" Zhang Huangyan's eyes lit up.

Gu Yuanjing was a little confused at first, but now he understood, so he solemnly cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will handle this matter myself."

Wang Yan nodded, then paused, "For the Southwest issue, I think the best situation is to solve Sun Kewang quickly, and then deal with Jin Guo. It would be a good thing if Sun Kewang can be forced to accept the conditions this time. If he disagrees, that's okay." Sun Kewang and Hauge cannot be allowed to reconcile, Sun Kewang must be wiped out quickly, and Sun Kewang and Hauge cannot be given enough time to react."

"Since this is the case, I suggest that the military strength in the Southwest must be further strengthened, so that Sun Kewang can be further pressured to accept the conditions. If Sun Kewang is stubborn, the army can directly go to war!"

Wang Yan nodded and said: "That's it, the Ministry of War must come up with a strategy as soon as possible."

The three of them talked for a while, and finally saw that it was late, Wang Yan asked the two to follow the plan, one to plan the negotiations, and the other to take advantage of the negotiations to continue to increase troops to the southwest and allocate strategic materials.

Han Chaoxuan stayed in Nanjing for more than a month, and the negotiation had never progressed, and he was stuck in a bottleneck, which made him very anxious and helpless.

Hauge sent him to restore relations with the Ming Dynasty, but he was always wary of the Ming Dynasty. He was neither willing to return to the previous border nor to trade with the Ming Dynasty. He gave the Ming Dynasty the most needed strategic materials, horses and cow fur, what? They are not willing to pay, how can this relationship be repaired.

Han Chaoxuan had a wide network of contacts within the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty did not restrict his freedom, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were not good at privately meeting with envoys from enemy countries, so his visits were rejected.

But on this day, officials from the Ministry of Rites brought him to Gu Yuanjing's mansion. The two ate and drank for a while. During the dinner, Gu Yuanjing revealed something intentionally or unintentionally. He signed a covenant with Zhang Xianzhong, so he was very hesitant to do anything to Sun Kewang.

Han Chaoxuan's heart was moved immediately after hearing this, and he seemed to have found some common interests with the Ming Dynasty.

After Bai Wenxuan met Wang Yan, the officials of the Ming Dynasty did not show up, not even Liu Wenxiu who took him to and from Nanjing every day.

This made him feel a sense of crisis. Could it be that Ming Chao was unwilling to accept their conditions, so he was no longer willing to talk to him?
Bai Wenxuan did not come from a gentry like the Xuan Dynasty in the Han Dynasty. He has rich contacts and can get information about the situation of the Ming Dynasty from some sources. Where to call.

As time passed, especially after knowing that Liu Wenxiu was transferred to the southwest, he became even more anxious. At this moment, Wang Yan summoned him again, and he was immediately overjoyed.

This time it was not the guest room of the Prince of Chu’s mansion, but in the yamen of the Lifanyuan of the Ministry of Rites. This is the department of the Ming Dynasty that specializes in dealing with vassal relations and diplomatic relations with the outside world. Its function is equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of later generations. Choosing to meet here means it is Formal talks are much higher than those in the living room of the Chu Palace.

Bai Wenxuan was taken to the Lifan Court by a carriage, and then led to a meeting hall. There was no chief seat in the hall, but a row of large tables with pens and ink on them, and two rows of large chairs on both sides of the table. Wang Yan sat in the middle on the left, and there were seven or eight officials sitting on both sides of him. Just looking at the formation, he felt very formal.

Bai Wenxuan had never seen this kind of arrangement before. When he came in, he was taken aback for a moment. Wang Yan coughed lightly. Before he could react and salute, he waved his hand and said, "Take General Bai to listen behind the screen. The envoy from the Kingdom of Jin will be here soon."

Bai Wenxuan was shocked immediately. With such a big battle, could it be that the Ming Dynasty was about to sign a contract with Jin Guo?Although he wanted to say something, two guards invited him behind the screen, one on the left and one on the right.

Not long after, there was a commotion outside, Han Chaoxuan brought his deputy into the hall, and after a few greetings, they all sat down.

Bai Wenxuan sat behind the screen, fidgeting, but he couldn't make any changes. Several soldiers held their sabers, stared at him, and stood straight in front of him. He couldn't help sweating on his forehead.

At this time, Wang Yan's voice came in, "There was no progress in the previous negotiations. It is said that Mr. Han has come up with a new plan this time?"

"There is no new plan, and I don't dare to waste your Highness's time!" Jin Envoy passed behind the screen with a contented voice, "Your Highness, Sun Kewang was born as a thief, and there has been cholera for a long time. Although our country and Ming Dynasty have not yet done so in other respects, We have reached an agreement, but we can seek common ground while reserving differences. I don’t think the two parties can fully cooperate on the issue of eradicating the western thieves.”

"How to cooperate?"

"The two of us join hands. How can the western thief be an opponent? When our country attacks southern Sichuan and the Ming army takes Yunnan, the two families will share their land. It is easy to destroy Sun Kewang. And this joint destruction of the west is only secondly, mainly through this alliance , we can re-establish a trust, what does His Highness think?"

Behind the screen, the sound came into his ears, and Bai Wenxuan could only feel his head buzzing, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his pale face.

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