Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, who entered the palace to ask for an audience.
"Peace!"
Emperor Chongzhen immediately said angrily: "This is how you, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, deal with the thieves in yellow.
Negotiate peace, how can our Ming Dynasty negotiate peace with the rebels?"
On the way here, Wen Tiren had already thought of a way to persuade Emperor Chongzhen.
When he saw Emperor Chongzhen getting angry, he immediately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I also think about the Ming Dynasty.
We negotiated peace with the thieves in yellow.
The rebel Su He came from a peasant background.
If his goal is to get a high official position and a generous salary, we will promise him a high official position and a generous salary.
If Su He really accepts the peace negotiation, we can sow discord between Su He and his men in the name of justice.
By then, the Ming court will be able to solve the hidden danger in Suhe without spending a single soldier.
The thief in yellow refused to negotiate for peace, and it would take a long time for both parties to reach a settlement on this issue.
By negotiating a peace, we directly delayed the time for the thieves in yellow to attack the city.
The yellow-robed thieves have to go on an expedition, and the logistical replenishment will inevitably take a long time.
Once the time drags on for too long, the thief in yellow reveals logistical problems.
We can send a large army out of the city and completely defeat the thieves in yellow.
Using negotiation to delay time can also allow the young men who have just been recruited to the city wall to become familiar with the use of various weapons on the city wall.
Let these young men who defend the city have more time to train so that they can play a greater role."
Emperor Chongzhen heard Wen Tiren list these conditions.
Even if the agreement and conditions cannot be reached with the thief in yellow, it can still delay the siege of the city by the thief in yellow.
King Qin's troops from the south have not yet reached the capital.
If we can wait for King Qin's troops in the south and then attack from both inside and outside, this is the only way for the Ming Dynasty to defeat the thieves in yellow.
Regarding the Ming troops in the city, Emperor Chongzhen only hoped that they could defend the capital.
As for going out of the city to fight back against the yellow-robed thieves, he no longer had hope for the Ming army in the capital.
Before the yellow-robed thieves surrounded the capital, he sent troops to recapture Changping and Tongzhou, two important auxiliary cities of the capital.
The two strong troops sent out failed without exception.
From that time on, Emperor Chongzhen was disappointed with the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.
Wen Tiren knelt on the ground and waited for a long time.
Only then did he hear Emperor Chongzhen’s decree.
"Wen Aiqing, then go and try it!"
Wen Tiren was immediately shocked and asked him to go to the yellow thief camp as an envoy. This was really too dangerous.
He raised his head and was about to postpone it when he saw Emperor Chongzhen's blood-red eyes.
Wen Tiren suddenly felt his whole body tremble, and a cold air rushed from the soles of his feet straight to his forehead.
He immediately bowed his head to the ground and thanked the emperor for his kindness.
"Old ministers will obey orders, and they will never dishonor the dignity of the country.
I would rather die in the camp of the thieves in yellow than fight for the interests of the Ming Dynasty."
Emperor Chongzhen said calmly: "As long as Wen Aiqing has this consciousness, then you can write a peace treaty document between the Ming Dynasty and the thieves in yellow."
Under the watchful eye of Emperor Chongzhen, Wen Tiren began to write peace documents.
While writing, I kept observing Emperor Chongzhen's expression.
Emperor Chongzhen showed an angry expression, and he immediately revised the terms and wrote terms that were extremely beneficial to Ming Dynasty.
When the peace treaty was finally written, anyone who looked at it felt that the Ming Dynasty had won the victory.
Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied and asked Wen Tiren to take the peace documents to discuss peace negotiations with the thieves in yellow.
The thief in yellow agreed to these terms, and he could barely reach an agreement with the thief in yellow.
When Wen Tiren came to the south city wall, he was hung from the wall in a hanging basket by the Ming army.
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4333 (the ninth year of Chongzhen), May 16th.
Su He was inside the Chinese army's tent, reading the military report sent by Su Xiong.
The battle in the southern battlefield was very good.
Most of the cities in places like Huguang, Jiangxi, and Fujian were captured.
Su Xiong, the Second Army and the Fifth Army have joined forces in Jiujiang and have cut off the Yangtze River. They will soon capture Jiujiang.
Jiujiang City is a reinforced concrete structure, and Ming Dynasty has mastered the manufacturing of cement.
Cement manufacturing technology is too simple, and Su He is not surprised if this technology is leaked.
Su He did not believe that the Ming army could hold the southern Zhili and Zhejiang areas by relying on cement.
It just increases the difficulty of siege in the southern battlefield.
After all, wars are fought by people. Even if a decadent army like the Ming Army fights with advanced rifles, they will be completely defeated.
The weapons equipped by the Qin army completely overwhelmed the Ming army, and there was nothing like cement that could make up for the gap.
The only thing about Su Xiong's military report that surprised him was that King Gui of Hengzhou surrendered to them.
This is the only Ming Dynasty king who surrendered to them. This needs to be publicized well.
This is a landmark event, which means that all the Ming lords believed that the Ming Dynasty was exhausted.
The security regiment informed that Deputy Chief of General Staff Wang Shiyuan wanted to see him.
Su He put down Su Xiong's military report and asked Wang Shiyuan to come in.
What will happen to Wang Shiyuan?
Could it be that someone below is urging them to attack the city with artillery now?
These people are too anxious. The naval transport ship is expected to deliver a large amount of weapons and ammunition tomorrow.
With all the military supplies ready and then attacking the city, the capital can be conquered in one go.
The current ammunition is still somewhat scarce, especially the shells of heavy artillery, which need to be used sparingly.
Wang Shiyuan walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, there is a high-ranking official from the Ming Dynasty coming down from the capital city wall. He said that he is Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Said he came to negotiate peace with us on behalf of the Ming Dynasty."
"Peace negotiation?"
When Su He heard this word, he couldn't believe it.
What did Emperor Chongzhen and the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty think?
Wen Tiren was actually able to propose peace to them.
How stupid is he to agree to peace with Ming Dynasty when he has already reached the capital?
He knew Wen Tiren somewhat. He was one of the few people in the Chongzhen Dynasty who could serve as chief minister for a long time.
He is extremely good at figuring out the Holy Will, and is best at political fighting.
In his previous life, during his reign, he failed to reverse the declining national power of the Ming Dynasty.
In this life, Wen Tiren did nothing as the chief assistant.
Not to mention he possesses Zhang Juzheng’s reforming spirit even after his death.
He couldn't even become a paper poster to make up for Ming's shortcomings.
In the Ming Dynasty, officials who do practical things cannot get ahead, and only officials like this who please people's wishes can rise to the top.
Su He waved his hands nonchalantly and said, "We have nothing to talk about with Daming.
When the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed.
Let him return to the capital."
Wang Shiyuan had already walked to the door.
Su He spoke again: "Wen Tiren dares to take the risk to come, then I will meet him."
Su He changed his mind. He did not want to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty.
He was thinking of the emperors in history who came to the city with troops and wanted to negotiate peace.
In his memory, the Ming Dynasty was not good at negotiating peace with the enemy when troops came to the city.
The emperors of the Song Dynasty were good at approaching the city to negotiate peace with the enemy.
Following a successful example, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty came to the city and signed the Chanyuan Agreement with the Liao people.
There is an example of failure, that is the famous Song Qinzong.
Song Qinzong was so stupid that, as the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he went directly to the Jin people's tent to negotiate peace.
In the end, he was detained by the Jin people, causing chaos in Kaifeng, and the Jin people easily captured Kaifeng.
Su He wanted to take a look, and he proposed a condition for Emperor Chongzhen to come out of the city to negotiate peace.
Would Emperor Chongzhen be stupid enough to go out of the city to negotiate peace if he had learned from the past?
When Su He proposed this condition, he not only refused to negotiate for peace, he was also humiliating the Ming Dynasty.
He wanted to completely eliminate the Ming Dynasty and eliminate the gentry group that has been passed down from ancient times to the present.
The gentry and the Ming Dynasty who represented their own rights would be completely buried by Su He.
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Su He met Wen Tiren. The little old man was a little decadent now.
Wen Tiren knew the etiquette of the Qin army in advance. He bowed at ninety degrees, then held the peace document and said:
"The envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Wen Tiren, represented Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty to discuss peace with the King of Qin."
Su He said calmly: "Mr. Wen, just read out the Ming terms according to the document.
Ming Dynasty agreed to my conditions and there is still peace to discuss.
If the Ming Dynasty does not agree to my conditions, our Qin army’s cannons will begin to attack the city.”
Su He would not take the initiative to contact the peace negotiation documents sent by the Ming court.
There are many toxins in his memory that can directly kill people if they come into contact with them.
In ancient times, chemistry was underdeveloped and this toxin was rare.
However, some radioactive mineral powders may be fatal to people who come into contact with them for a short period of time as long as they are coated on paper.
This kind of thing is not difficult to obtain.
Ore that can emit light independently in nature contains a certain amount of radioactivity.
The legendary Night Pearl, if it really exists.
Anyone who dares to collect them will never live long.
When Wen Tiren heard Su He's words, he trembled all over and almost thought Su He would kill him.
He opened the peace document. The terms in it were all drafted by him. He could recite them directly without looking at them.
"Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty and King Qin discussed and negotiated related matters on the basis of friendly negotiation terms.
In the first paragraph, the King of Qin formally professed his vassalage to the Ming Dynasty, and the fiefdoms were Shaanxi and Sichuan. The rest of the places occupied by the Qin army could be given to the generals of the King of Qin.
In the second paragraph, the Qin army officially retreated, and the King of Qin and the Ming Dynasty reached a truce agreement..."
"Mr. Wen, do you think I'm a fool?
Are you sincere in your peace terms?
People who don’t know, may think that I lost my troops in the capital and fled in disgrace.”
Su He immediately stopped Wen Tiren from reading the terms of the peace agreement.
He said directly: "If Ming wants to negotiate peace, it only needs to agree to one condition.
Only by agreeing to this condition can the peace talks continue.
That is to ask Emperor Chongzhen to come to our army's camp and discuss peace matters with me in person.
On May 18th, I did not see Emperor Chongzhen come to the camp, so our Qin army officially attacked the city."
Wen Tiren was dumbfounded when he heard the terms written by King Qin.
Under this condition, if you know a little about history, you will think of Song Qinzong.
With Song Qinzong as a negative example, no emperor would agree to such ridiculous conditions.
Su He proposed this condition, which proves that he has no sincerity in negotiating peace.
Wen Tiren wanted to just walk away, but he didn't dare.
He was afraid that Su He would kill him directly to sacrifice the flag in anger.
Wen Tiren bowed and said: "King Qin, this matter is of great importance. I need to report it to Emperor Chongzhen before I can give King Qin an answer."
Su He waved his hand, and Wen Tiren was taken directly outside the Qin army's camp by the guard regiment.
He walked back under the city wall of the capital and let the hanging basket hoist him up.
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The imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty was just like a sieve.
The news that Wen Tiren and Emperor Chongzhen were discussing peace with the thieves in yellow quickly spread throughout the capital.
The Imperial Academy scholar was the first to react.
"We want His Majesty the Emperor to take back his orders, and we must not negotiate peace with the thieves in yellow."
"The thieves in yellow destroyed Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism. The scientific examination of the thieves in yellow no longer examines the content of Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism.
After the peace was negotiated, the ten years of study we scholars spent in poverty were all in vain."
"The thieves in yellow rob the land of the gentry. We must not let the thieves in yellow become bigger, otherwise we will never be able to get ahead."
"Everyone, come with me. Let's go to the Meridian Gate together. If His Majesty the Emperor doesn't take back his orders, we will never be able to kneel down."
The scholars from the Imperial College were mobilized. They came to the Meridian Gate in groups and often knelt directly in front of the Meridian Gate.
The children of the gentry waiting for the scientific examination in the capital and the families of the generals of the Ming Dynasty who died at the hands of thieves in yellow.
When they got the news, they were all excited. They went to the Meridian Gate and knelt down to oppose the Ming Dynasty peace negotiation.
When some civil servants and military generals who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty received the news, they immediately came to the Meridian Gate and prepared to ask Emperor Chongzhen to give them an explanation.
On the wall of the south city gate, a scholar suddenly shouted: "Wen Tiren is back."
"He is a traitor, he is the contemporary Qin Hui, we will kill him."
Some excited scholars rushed over and punched and kicked Wen Tiren.
The soldiers on the city wall did not dare to stop the actions of these scholars.
They waited until the Jin Yiwei arrived and pulled these soldiers away.
Wen Tiren's eyes were beaten with black circles, his nose continued to bleed, and several of his teeth were knocked out.
Jin Yiwei said: "Shoufu Wen, Your Majesty wants to see you."
Wen Tiren looked at his condition and said: "I'm already like this, how can I go to see the Holy Emperor? Don't rush into the Holy Emperor."
"Shoufu Wen, I'm sorry, there will be brothers on the way to help you stop the bleeding.
According to the Holy Spirit's instructions, I will take you to the palace immediately after you return."
Emperor Chongzhen has been reported and the news of the peace talks has spread.
Scholars and some civil and military officials strongly opposed the peace proposal and even knelt down outside the Meridian Gate.
He was anxiously waiting for news from Wen Tiren.
Soon I saw Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, who had been beaten with a bruised nose and swollen face.
Emperor Chongzhen asked with some expectation: "Wen Aiqing, the thieves in yellow have accepted some of our peace terms."
Wen Tiren lost his teeth and his mouth was swollen.
His words were a bit leaky.
"Your Majesty, the thief in yellow has not accepted any of the terms.
They also proposed harsh terms.
Let your Majesty personally go to the camp of the yellow-robed thieves to negotiate peace, otherwise they will never agree to peace."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard the news, he was extremely angry.
He had already compromised with the thief in yellow and took the initiative to negotiate a peace, but the thief in yellow still had to push further.
The thief in yellow was playing him like a fool.
Emperor Chongzhen issued an order angrily.
"Wen Tiren secretly negotiated a peace with the thief in yellow, which was an insult to the country, so he was imprisoned in the sky prison."
Emperor Chongzhen walked out of the palace and came to the Meridian Gate.
Emperor Chongzhen said loudly to the kneeling civil and military officials and scholars: "I will live and die with the Ming Dynasty and the capital.
I will not and will not negotiate peace with the thieves in yellow now and in the future.
Wen Tiren negotiated a peace with the thief in yellow for his own selfish gain, and I have imprisoned him in the sky prison."
The civil and military officials and scholars who knelt down shouted long live.
