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Chapter 331 Peace Talk
Prince Azige of Luoyang and King Zhishun Shang Kexi, Prince Yu Duoduo and King Huaishun Geng Zhongming of the Baishagang barracks, and the four kings of the Qing court welcomed the envoys of the Ming camp almost at the same time.

This is completely beyond the expectations of the four kings, because they have reached an agreement that, when the ammunition of the Ming army is about to run out, they must learn the tactics of the Ming army and take advantage of the artillery to bombard the Ming camp first, and then attack , The north-south attack can not only reduce the shame of the former's defeat, but also capture or kill the false emperor Zhu Yousong, so as to achieve the goal of unifying the south of the Yangtze River.

The cannons were all set up, and it was almost time for the agreed firing time, but the envoy of the Ming army arrived.

When the two countries are at war, they should not be beheaded to envoys. Everyone on the earth knows this rule.Therefore, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Damu walked into the camp of the Qing army with their heads held high.

The two uncles and nephews of the Zheng family saw the four princes of the Qing court standing upright but not kneeling, explained their intentions, and presented Zhu Yousong's autographed documents.

"Govern by drawing the Yangtze River?" The four princes of the Qing court were all stunned after reading it.

They originally thought that Zhu Yousong was chasing after the victory, because he had sent a challenge book, what formation he had set up, or where and how to fight to the death, and so on.

But I never expected it to be a peace talk!

Peace talks are nothing new in history, but the Ming army was victorious in successive battles, and the Qing army was defeated and retreated steadily. Under such a premise, it was unusual for the Ming to offer to retreat thousands of miles of rivers and mountains to negotiate peace with the Qing. up.

Prince Yu Duoduo didn't dare to call the shots anymore, and after discussing with Geng Zhongming, King Huaishun, Sun Zhixie and others, he decided to listen to the opinions of Prince Ying and King Zhishun.

Zheng Hongkui, the envoy of the Ming camp, was asked to wait in the tent, and Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, was to accompany him in the camp. In fact, he was also watching him. In the army camp, flying horses came to Luoyang City.

The Qing army camp at Baishagang is only fifty miles away from Luoyang City, and the detour is only eighty miles away. The light flags of the Qing army rode like lightning in the wind, and they arrived in just over an hour.

In the city of Luoyang, Prince Azig and his brother Duduo encountered the same incredible problem.

It was Zheng Damu who was ordered to go to Luoyang, that is, Zheng Chenggong, a famous national hero in history.

Let Zheng Damu listen to Hou's news in the camp, and in another camp, Prince Azig and King Zhishun discussed state affairs together.

"King Zhishun, this matter is strange. I wonder what your lord's opinion is?" Ajigoge asked Ji Shangke, and King Zhishun had obviously become his think tank.

"My lord, in Xiao Wang's foolish opinion, there must be fraud here." Shang Kexike pondered.

Azig agreed with this view very much. After winning the battle, he gave way to Qianli Heshan and took the initiative to seek peace. Thinking about it with his butt, he knew that there was a problem, but he couldn't figure out where the fraud was, even if he was happy.

As long as he agreed to sign on it, Zhu Yousong would withdraw his army to the south of the Yangtze River. From then on, the Qing Dynasty was north of the Yangtze River, and the Ming Dynasty was south of the Yangtze River. They would not invade each other and coexist peacefully.

The black and white letters on it were stamped with the Imperial Vermilion Red Jade Seal. They read it several times and it was absolutely impossible for it to be a fake.

however……

The two kings couldn't figure out one, two, three, and decided to discuss it with Prince Yu Duoduo. At this time, a personal soldier came to report that Prince Yu Duoduo came outside Luoyang City.

The second king was overjoyed, ordered the city gate to be opened wide and went out of the city to greet him in person.

The three kings met in the city of Luoyang, plus Sun Zhixie, two Tartars, and two traitors. After seeing the ceremony, the four sat down after greeting each other.

Only then did they know that Zhu Yousong had sent two envoys for the peace talks at the same time, and the two peace talks documents were exactly the same, with handwriting and date stamps, which were similar to those copied by copiers in later generations.

The four felt that Zhu Yousong had ulterior motives. After discussing and discussing, they felt that there was fraud in it, but no one could figure out where the fraud was, because none of the 36 tricks could be used to lure the enemy and feign surrender. , Delaying troops, alienation, all are not such routines, and none of them will cede thousands of miles and take the initiative to seek peace when they win the battle all the way.

Because actively seeking peace, ceding land, and retreating thousands of miles, not to mention the patent of the defeated party, at least these have no chance for the victor.

"Whether they have any conspiracy or not, just kill the envoy sent by the false emperor, bombard the camp of the Ming army, catch Zhu Yousong and let him speak out." At last Azige was a little anxious .

Duoduo shook his head, "It is not necessary to kill the two countries, but we can punish the surname Zheng, and let them both speak out."

At this point, the nature of the Tartars' reckless man is revealed.

The two traitors disapproved, and after saying something, the two Tartar princes also believed that this matter should not be taken hastily.

Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Damu all came from Wu Jinshi. They held important positions in the Ming Dynasty. They were both civil and military, and they were loyal to Zhu Yousong.

Therefore, torture may not necessarily make them tell the truth. In addition, the Zheng family is deeply rooted, and the southeast coast based in Fujian is their foundation. Zheng Zhilong, who lives in Fujian, is the father of Zheng Damu and the brother of Zheng Hongkui.

Speaking of Zheng Zhilong, everyone in the ruling and opposition parties at that time knew that he was a big pirate leader.The Zheng family army led by him is even more famous. It has [-] direct troops and nearly a thousand warships of various types. It has defeated the Dutch navy of the western powers and the Ming army repeatedly.

Although Zheng Zhilong is now a minister of the Ming Dynasty, this is only in name, and the strength of the Zheng family army can reach the country.

Therefore, they concluded that the Ming Dynasty was easy to deal with, but the Zheng family army was difficult to deal with.The implication is that after Daming is destroyed, the Zheng family's army can appease them, so not only can they not mess around with the nephew and uncle, but they must also treat each other with courtesy and have illusions.

The princes of the two Tartars thought that what the two traitors said was justified.

But how to answer this matter is a problem. When the four were in trouble, a spy from the Qing army came to report that Zhu Yousong was sending people around to raise food and grass these days.

The four suddenly realized that Zhu Yousong couldn't be so generous. It turned out that the puppet emperor's shells were about to run out, and now food and grass were in a hurry, and only half of the country was left in the remnant. How could they support the three-way army?

The false emperor's personal conquest, the battle line is so long, I heard that he didn't go back in the year, and there is no teacher who works hard for the king, and the supplies can't be supplied. This is the real ammunition and food. Retreat for thousands of miles, or you will be captured with your hands tied.

How can it make you succeed?Therefore, the three kings all refused to accept Zhu Yousong's terms of peace talks. Only the big traitor Sun Zhixie rolled his eyes and put forward his own views, "My lords, I believe that we should agree to peace talks, and first let the false emperor retreat to the south of the Yangtze River , so that you can take down a large piece of land in Jiangbei without a single shot, why not do it? It is not too late to take Jiangbei and then map Jiangnan, please think twice."

(End of this chapter)