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Chapter 635 Negotiations

Ning Wan Before I finished speaking, Zhang Heyi, who played the black-faced role, interrupted with a cold face and said, "I have more of what you are saying than you. If you need it, you can exchange it for us with money."

Ning Wan, I looked at Zhou Zheng and said, "Zheng Xibo has always been keen and transparent. I must understand what the foreign minister means. It is better for us to go straight to the point."

Zhang Heyi raised his chin and said condescendingly: "You just can't hold on. You want to trade with each other and get food from my Ming Dynasty. Do you think we will agree? If you starve to death, will it be the most worthy of our hearts?"

Ning Wan, my expression was calm and slightly solemn, and said, "We will not wait quietly to starve to death. If we really have to do so, we will take a risk to fight whether it is Liaodong or entering the Passerby again. These are not what Zheng Xibo wants to see. Zheng Xibo is ambitious and is about to concentrate on internal affairs. How could he allow the Qing Dynasty to enter the pass again and the troops are at the city?"

Zhang Heyi sneered and said, "Do you dare to come? If you dare to come, I will let you stay all of you! How many troops do you have? 30,000, 20,000? Even if Mongolia is willing to form an alliance with you, how many can they have? Do they still dare to go against me, the Ming Dynasty?"

Ning Wan, I looked motionless and did not refute immediately for the first time.

Since Zhou Zheng joined the army, his combat strategy has always been "fighting blood" against Jianlu. He tried his best to defeat Jianlu's living power and constantly consumed them.

This is a very helpless strategic method. The Ming Dynasty paid a huge price, and Liaodong was almost wiped out. However, the Qing Dynasty also paid a huge price. It was already short of troops. But now in the past few years, only 20,000 people can get on the horse.

With the decline of the strength of the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty continued to win, and the Mongolian tribes that formed an alliance with the Qing Dynasty also became more and more interested in it, and their relationship with the Qing Dynasty gradually became less solid.

In addition, under natural disasters, the Qing Dynasty did not engage in production, and a huge crisis occurred within it.

Therefore, the situation of the Qing Dynasty was very bad, with internal and external troubles!

This is also the fundamental reason why Ning Wan secretly came to Beijing to meet Zhou Zheng!

Ning Wan, I was silent for a while, looked up at Zhou Zheng again, and said, "I believe that Zheng Xibo will not give us a chance to fight to the death, so that the Ming Dynasty will bear an unimaginable price. There will be no more peace on the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty."

As Zhou Zheng’s confidant, Zhang Heyi naturally knew about Ning Wan’s arrival for a long time, and there was also a discussion within the Zhou clan.

When he heard that Ning Wan, I wanted to fight for the "bloody", Zhang Heyi stopped being excited and looked at Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng looked at Ning Wan, smiled faintly, and said, "Northwest must, I plan to carry out a Northern Expedition. Success or failure is not important. As long as you move, it will accelerate your consumption. Moreover, Dongjiang Town and Liaodong will keep moving. I believe that if you continue like this, you can only last for a year at most. You said you want to fight to the death, and I also want to see if so many years have passed, and Huang Taiji still has this spirit and courage."

Ning Wan, I kept staring at Zhou Zheng's face when Zhou Zheng was talking. Zhou Zheng's expression was plain and his eyes were firm. He could not tell the truth or falsehood of these words.

Ning Wan, I breathed secretly, stared at Zhou Zheng with a bright look, and said, "The battle of Xibo, with the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, cannot do what you said. Moreover, if you lose once, your confidence will be severely damaged. When you do not have enough strength and are determined to fight the Northern Expedition, everything is just a benefit. We have only one condition: to trade with each other. Now it is the turn to conquer Xibo."

When Zhang Heyi saw Ning Wan, I showed up directly, and knew that the Qing Dynasty had really reached a dead end, otherwise he would not have come to seek peace in a low voice.

Zhang Heyi glanced at Zhou Zheng and said, "First, the Qing Dynasty went to the country."

"Impossible!" Ning Wan and I said decisively.

Zhang Heyi raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm going to think clearly before talking."

Ning Wan, I took a deep breath, said with a calm face, "It is related to the country's destiny, and we have no room for negotiation. I know that the emperor of your country will change the reign next year. At that time, our emperor will send important figures in our dynasty to congratulate you with great gifts. As long as you respond to the etiquette, you can be like a vassal state."

Zhang Heyi's eyes were a little surprised this time, and Huang Taiji's concession was a bit big, and he placed the Qing Dynasty as a vassal in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Heyi glanced at Zhou Zheng with a normal expression and continued, "Second, you have returned the people, property, and livestock that you have robbed since Chongzhen."

Ning Wan, I didn’t expect the Ming Dynasty to make this request. I thought about it over and over again and said, “We can return it one after another and pay it back within three years.”

Zhang Heyi immediately said: "Before February next year, I will pay back half of it."

The Qing Dynasty now relied on the plundered Han people to farm and harvest a little pitiful food. If it were returned to what Zhang Heyi said, its vitality would be greatly damaged.

Ning Wan said, "One tenth."

"One-fifth." Zhang Heyi said.

Ning Wan, I gritted my teeth and said, "Okay."

Zhang Heyi smiled on his face and then said, "Third, we must redefine the territory. The Linghe River from the Grand and Small Rivers to the Prince River, the Peninsula in Liaodong, the Yalu River from Phoenix City, all belong to my Ming Dynasty. You must not cross the line."

Ning Wan, I looked at Zhang Heyi, turned to Zhou Zheng again, and said, "This matter needs to be discussed for a long time, and I have no right to decide."

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Negotiation takes time, it is a process of running-in between each other. Don't be in a hurry, take it slowly, we have time."

Which ‘we’ does this ‘we’ mean?

Ning Wan, I felt angry, Zhou Zheng was obviously threatening!

Zhang Heyi smiled and said, "Fourth, tribute to ten thousand war horses, 500,000 silver and 100,000 gold every year."

"Okay." Ning Wan agreed without thinking. They can do this.

Zhang Heyi stared at Ning Wan and said, "Fifth, in the next three years, your troops will not leave Shenyang, you will not attack or support."

Ning Wan, my eyes were slightly opened, I looked at Zhang Heyi, turned to Zhou Zheng again, and for a moment, and said, "Where is the place to fight against the Xibo?"

Zhang Heyi said: "You don't need to ask about these."

Ning Wan, I had already guessed in my heart that the Ming Dynasty could use troops to the outside world, and it is estimated that the only ones they supported were the Mongolian tribes.

Ning Wan, I thought about it again and again, and said, "I need to ask my emperor."

Zhang Heyi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, we have time. Sixth, when our Majesty changes the reign next year, Huang Taiji must write a congratulatory form and use the word "member". There is no room for maneuver."

Ning Wan, I frowned deeply, sighed in my heart, helpless.

If there is a way, he will not come here to seek peace.

Ning Wan said, "I need to ask my emperor for instructions."

Zhang Heyi didn't care and said, "Seventh, you need to express your sincerity. It must be extremely important to send a proton to our court."

Ning Wan, I didn't care about this and said, "You can choose me to face a prince."

Zhang Heyi shook his head and said, "Besides a prince, he also needs to be with him alone, so just Dorgon."
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