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According to the plan, the Jin Dynasty envoys originally wanted to go to Chang'an to meet the saints, and then negotiate with the ministers sent by Tianshu. However, they did not expect that the Tianshu's envoys would come to Yishui to wait for the envoys to come and announce that the negotiations would be held in Zhending.

In fact, the Jin envoys would not have thought that Di Lie, the lord of Tianshu City, was in charge of Zhending at this time.

Di Lie was at Zhending, of course, not just meeting the envoys. From mid-June to mid-July, for a whole month, Di Lie inspected the arrangements of various troops from the areas of Pingxingzhai to Yanmen Pass in Cangzhou-Bazhou-Xiongzhou-Bazhou-Bazhou-Dingzhou-Zhending-Daizhou.

On this 600-mile front, Di Lie arranged a total of more than 40,000 troops of the Bohai Division (formerly Jinan Brigade), the first reorganized division, the second reorganized division, and the fourth reorganized division, with a total of more than 40,000 troops. This will be the main force for the future heaven-killing northern expedition and the destruction of the Jin Kingdom.

After annihilated the Jindong Route Army Group, Di Lie had enough troops to continue to advance into the Jin Dynasty, but there were two reasons that forced him to pause his pursuit of victory:

First, the vast area from the south of the Great Wall to the north of the Yangtze River has just been recovered. The vast area of ​​this land is even greater than the sum of the original Hedong Road and Yongxing Army Road in Tianshu City. Recovery does not mean that everything is safe. To consolidate the rule and truly grasp these territories firmly in your hands, a large amount of follow-up investment is required. Not to mention elsewhere, at least Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian Prefectures. As the Hebei Front and the rear of the future Northern Expedition, its original functions must be restored. In the Changping Warehouse of these three prefectures, if you don’t have enough food and fodder for 40,000 troops to fight for half a year, the Northern Expedition will not be carried out in one day.

The second is the problem of a century-old difficult situation - the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.

From Youzhou in the east (now Beijing) to Yunzhou in the west (now Datong in Shanxi), sixteen prefectures are stacked and scattered, firmly jammed the way north from the Song army a hundred years ago to the Tianzhu army today. This is the natural defense line of the Jin Dynasty. The Jin Dynasty has arranged nearly 30,000 troops on this line of defense, and intelligence shows that there are 20,000 to 30,000 subsequent reinforcements, which will be gathered and arrived within two months.

The five or sixty thousand Jin troops are already nearly half of the Jin Dynasty's national army, and are basically the main force of the miscellaneous army of various races. Most of this army has recruits, lacking combat experience and combat effectiveness. They are simply incomparable to the eastern and western armies that were destroyed in the Southern Dynasties. If they were pulled out to fight against the Tianzhu Army, they would basically be slaughtered. But if they defended the city, these tens of thousands of people would still cause a lot of trouble to the Northern Expedition Army.

When the Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, when Huma crossed the south, it was a tactical commanding height that was condescending and leaked thousands of miles. When the situation was not good, the army contracted, it was the iron chain on the gate of the Jin Kingdom. It was never easy to break it open. It was these Youyun Sixteen Prefectures. It became the pain of the Song Dynasty for a hundred years and was the origin of the Jingkang crisis.

However, in Di Lie's view, there are more than one way to unlock the lock. Perhaps, some other method can be used to solve this problem that has been plagued by the Central Plains dynasty for a century and reduce resistance to the future Northern Expedition.

These are two important reasons why Di Lie agreed to the Jin Dynasty peace talks.

Tianshu and Jin Kingdom are like two opponents who are breathless after a battle on the ring. While secretly recovering their breath, they are also calculating how to create a better momentum for the next game.

However, in this game, there is no doubt that Di Lie and his Tianshu forces have the absolute advantage, so they have better confidence and capital to manage the next round.

When he learned that the Jin Kingdom had taken the initiative to propose peace talks and returned a large number of captured royal women and officials, the one who was overjoyed was not Di Lie, but Empress Zhu, the group of harems, and the Zhao Song royal family, so the Song officials. Just as the palace was outside and the crowd was excited and speculated that which minister would be sent to the peace talks, Di Lie issued an edict as the lord of Tianshu City and the prince of Hua Kingdom: Tianshu and Jin Kingdom are still in a state of war. At this time, the enemy country came to the peace talks, which should be regarded as wartime negotiations. All peace talks should be presided over by the military, and civil officials should not intervene.

This edict was beyond the expectations of the Tianshu officials. The military presided over the peace talks, which was unprecedented and unbelievable. In the Southern Song Dynasty, I was afraid that the court would be quarreled. However, in the Tianshu forces, there has always been a tradition of military-political separation. Once the military takes over something, the government affairs system will never intervene. If there is any lip service, the Secret Bureau will invite you to have tea. In the prison of the Secret Bureau, there are many people who stay in it for a long time.

As for those who are worried that the military will not be able to assume the mission of peace talks - don't forget that the Tianzhu Army has a general staff headquarters. Which of those general staff is not a talent that is both military and political?

The words of the prince of Hua Kingdom are the final conclusion, and Empress Yuansheng has always supported this unconditionally. Everyone in the Tianshu power knows this. One is a powerful king with great merits and the other is the emperor and queen of the previous dynasty who live in the palace. Anyone who knows how to choose should know how to choose.

After the decision was made by the military to preside over the peace talks, it was decided that the First Field Army Deputy Chief of Staff Ling Yuan and the new head of Zhending Mansion Ma would be expanded to negotiator, and the peace talks were made: Zhending.

The real choice was to avoid the interference of the harem and royal family in Chang'an City, officials and scholars. Di Lie wanted to completely control the rhythm and direction of the peace talks in his own hands, and he only had what he wanted.

In late July, Zhending Prefecture Yaya, Ling Yuan, Ma Kuo vs. Xiao Zhonggong, Wuling Simou, and the peace negotiations officially began.

The on-site arrangement of the negotiations was purely set according to Di Lie in the style of later generations: a row of large tables in the middle, with long and long chairs on both sides, and a miniature Tianzhu Army Flag and the Jin Dynasty dragon flag were erected on the tables. Speaking of the Jin Dynasty dragon flag, it really made the two Jin Dynasty envoys ashamed.

When Tianshu diplomats asked the Second Envoy for the national flag and arranged the venue, even though Xiao Zhonggong was knowledgeable and Wuling's smart and capable thinking, he was shocked. In the Middle Ages, there was no national flag concept! However, after listening to the Tianshu diplomats' remarks, the second Envoy was fresh and surprised, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. How could a country be without a flag? He sighed in his heart. The Central Plains are the most extraordinary. In addition to the subtleties, true knowledge can be seen.

Although he recognized the other party's national flag concept, in a hurry, how could the second sect take out any decent national flag? There was no way, and he could only replace it with the five-clawed golden dragon flag commonly used in the palace (the Jin Kingdom took Jinde. The flag color was yellow), so that he would not be too embarrassed.

If the national flag incident caused the second envoy of the Jin Kingdom to lose face and suddenly feel discouraged, a huge hourglass on the venue surprised the second envoy of the Jin Kingdom.

When the negotiations began, both sides entered the market one after another. The two sides sent only five people, namely the chief and deputy envoys, two journals and one translator, a total of ten people. The rest of them were waiting for their orders outdoors and were not allowed to enter without hearing the summons.

Ling Yuan delivered a speech on behalf of the master, and he simply said: "Welcome the Jin envoy to Zhending Prefecture, the Central Plains territory."

Rather than a speech, this sentence is a slap in the face - three months ago. This is still the territory of the Jin Kingdom, and the commander of the Jindong Road Army is still working here. As a result, in the blink of an eye, the master was changed.

Both Jinzhe looked a little ugly, but there was nothing to say.

Ling Yuan then pointed to the giant hourglass and said loudly: "I am the deputy chief of staff of the Tianzhu Army, and his military affairs are busy; Magistrate Ma has just taken over Zhending Mansion, and he is also full of things. Therefore, we will not have much time to negotiate with the two envoys - seeing that the hourglass is not there? The daily negotiation time starts with the hourglass, and the hourglass is the end."

It was not the first time that Xiao Zhonggong and Wuling Simou were envoys to discuss peace with other countries, but this was the first move that was unheard of by hourglass, and the two Jin envoys were stunned again.

This time, Xiao Zhonggong finally couldn't help it: "Can you find a minister with leisure time if you are a big Tianshu City?"

Ling Yuan said lightly: "The Central Plains has just returned, and everything is waiting to be promoted. From the saints, the military leaders, and the peddlers and pawns, all worked hard to revive the Han Dynasty. The two envoys felt that in such a situation, could there be any ministers with leisure?"

Xiao Zhonggong opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything, so he could only breathe hard.

Wuling Simou nodded and smiled, "Since that's the case, let's start." But he sighed in his heart. The Tianshu power, or the Tianshu City Lord and the Tianshu Army Lord Di Lie, was indeed extraordinary. It was different from all the Song people he had dealt with before - being tough and acting efficiently. This is actually very similar to when the Jin Dynasty was first founded. It seems that the prospects for this peace talk are worrying!

Ling Yuan pointed his finger down and a guard poured the hourglass into the sand bucket. The fine white quicksand silently poured from the huge sand pool into the sand bucket.

Negotiations are under such a tense and time-limited situation.

There is no red tape, no false politeness, and it goes straight to the point as soon as it comes. According to the normal negotiation procedures, both sides show their political demands.

The requirements of the Jin Kingdom include three aspects: 1. Territorial requirements. The Tianshu forces should retreat to Zhending, Zhongshan and Hejian, and between the two countries (regions), Bazhou, Xiongzhou, Mozhou, Baozhou, Ansu and Guangxin are military buffer zones. In this buffer zone, except for the archers who maintain public order, both sides shall not dispatch large armies.

2. The request for the replacement of prisoners. The Tianshu forces should return all the captured Jin soldiers. The list was detailed. Wanyan Chang ranked first, followed by a long list of names: Wanyan Saliyu, Puchayubalu, Chizhanhui, Wanyante... etc. The total number of people reached a thousand, and they were basically all Jurchens who surrendered with Wanyanchang when Kaifeng was surrounded. As for the remaining nearly 10,000 non-Jewchens, the Jin Dynasty did not mention them at all. There were too many of these people, and it was too expensive to come back, and it was estimated that the Tianshu forces would not give them.

3. Requirements for purchasing arms. The Jin Kingdom is willing to buy muskets, thunder bullets, explosives and other utensils produced by the Tianshu forces for a large amount of money.

Tianshu City also made two requirements: First, the Jin Kingdom must fulfill its promise to "mass alliance" with Song Kingdom and return the fourteen prefectures of Youyun (of which Mozhou and Yingzhou have been occupied by the Tianzhu Army); Second, the Jin Kingdom must return all the royal families, including the two emperors, as well as the captured women, and those who are still alive.

Ma Kuo also provided a more detailed list of ten thousand people than the Jin Kingdom’s 1,000 people.

Where did this list of ten thousand people come from? It is also a satirical saying that the Jin army spent several months to siege Bianjing, and with the assistance of the Song traitors such as the "Golden Grandpa" Wang Shiyong, Xu Bingzhe, Fan Qiong and others, they compiled a detailed list of almost all women in the Northern Song Dynasty palace, including palace maids and folk tribute women who left the palace. Then, the Jin people "asked a name" based on the list. Of course, it would be fine if they didn't want to give it to them, and they used the price to redeem the woman's status and status.

The Jin people had one in the hands of this list, and one in the Northern Song Palace. After the Jin army destroyed the Song Dynasty and returned to the north, the list was sealed in the secret pavilion by the pseudo-Chu Emperor Zhang Bangchang. It was not until the Tianzhu Army occupied Kaifeng and Di Lie ordered the archiving of the palace.

There are no exceptions on this list of 10,000 people. The first list is the more than 20 daughters of Huizong Zhao Ji, followed by concubines, royal family women, palace maids, and tribute girls... There are many familiar names among them: Zhu Wanting, Zhao Yuxuan, Zhao Hanyu, Cao Miaowan, Yang Diaoer, Ye Die'er...

The names with fragrant spits contain a vivid and beautiful life, but more than half of them have died on the way north, and their souls have disappeared...

Ma Kuo pushed the list to the second envoy of Jin Guoguo, his arms trembled slightly, and finally managed to control the urge to slash the chest and grab the two envoys' angrily scolding them.

Xiao Zhonggong and Wuling Simou looked at the list without expression. They took a deep breath and exchanged a glance. Xiao Zhonggong coughed lightly and said with a careful verse: "Most of the Song girls on the list may die, sell, or be given back. There is not much left in my country..."

Ling Yuan cut off and said, "No matter how much you have left, as long as you are alive and can still find it, you will have to return a lot of them!"

Wuling Simou was very embarrassed: "Many of the Song girls are already the prince's concubines, or the general's wife, and the minister's concubine. They have given birth to children at this time... They may not be willing to return!"

Ling Yuan said word by word: "This is not a solicitation of opinions, it is a condition that must be fulfilled!"

Xiao Zhonggong was unwilling to be led by the other party, so he immediately changed: "This can be discussed slowly. I think it's better to talk about buying your arms first. We are willing to exchange ten gold for a musket."

Ma Kuo laughed and said, "Don't forget it. Now it's a peace talk. What's the use of buying a firearm? Who would you like to continue fighting?"

Wuling Simou laughed: "It's not true, it's really about guarding against the people of Xia, and the remnants of Western Liao Yelu Dashi was ready to move..."

Ling Yuan once again pulled the topic back: "Since we both sides are peaceful, we should focus on peace, but military buffer zones should be the primary issue, and it is better to solve the fourteen Youyun prefectures first..."

The conditions offered by both parties can be said to be asking for a price all over the world, and everyone knows that the other party will definitely not accept it in full. What we need to do next is to enter the actual price section of the negotiation and bargain.

Ling Yuan was a Confucian general, Ma Kuowu was a master of the rank of the emperor, and was an experienced diplomat. Wuling Simou was a pragmatic and capable Jurchen. Only Xiao Zhonggong had been an official in the court for a long time and was infected with some bureaucratic aura. However, Xiao Zhonggong was also a leader of the "child class" of the Liao Dynasty's palace guards in his early years, and was even more a warrior who could catch up with the galloping camel in heavy armor. Being among these three practical families, Xiao Zhonggong was soon infected. The long-lost sense of motivation returned to his heart, and he became excited and sharp.

Two hours later, when both sides were fiercely verbally citing and citing widely to prove the history and belonging of the fourteen states of Youyun, a clang! With a sound, everyone turned around and looked at the source of the sound - the hourglass has ended, and time has come!

The first round of negotiations did not achieve any results. They just tried each other and showed their own conditions, and they all looked like they were unyielding.

In the next five days, the two sides conducted three rounds of negotiations, achieved certain results, and initially reached an exchange of some prisoners and hijacks, but the exchange of important figures was still not settled. Especially on the issue of the fourteen prefectures of Youyun, the Jin envoy was tough and refused to give in. When the dispute reached a fierce point, Xiao Zhonggong even quoted the old minister of the Liao Kingdom, the Jin Dynasty's Taifu and the Secretariat Ling Zuo Qigong, who had dissuaded Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda, and did not return the Yanyun prefectures as promised to return the Northern Song Dynasty: "Don't listen to the proposal of donating Yan Yan, every inch of gold."

Ling Yuan sneered: "Ling only listened to the military leader playing the sword and sang 'one inch of mountain and river and one inch of blood'. If we can't get it at the negotiation table, then we will spare no effort to exchange blood for the river and mountains!"

Wuling Simou laughed: "Brother Ling has never heard of it? Are the Jurchens scared?"

Negotiations are once again at a deadlock.

On the sixth day, when Xiao Zhonggong and Wuling Simou came to Zhending Prefecture as usual and prepared for the fifth round of negotiations, they found that the venue was empty. The two Jin envoys were not concerned at the time and sneered at the Tianshu peace agreement, but when they waited from morning to noon, the oil and water for breakfast were completely digested and their stomachs were so hungry that they were not waiting for the person to come, they realized something was wrong.

When the two Jin envoys rushed into Zhending Prefecture yamen in anger and were stopped by the guards, shouting, "What is the intention of Magistrate Ma's move?" Ma Kuo appeared with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "It's so that the two envoys learned that Deputy Chief of Staff Ling had already rushed to the Bazhou front last night. I think that at this moment, he should have led his troops to cross Baigou and the troops were coming to Zhuozhou city."

Xiao Zhonggong and Wuling Simou were stunned for a long time, and then shouted angrily: "Blacklist! This is a naked blackmail!"
Chapter completed!