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Chapter 28 The Treaty of Tianjin

When Chongzhen heard that Wu Sangui had arrived, he came out of the tent and saw a crowd of people at the foot of the mountain. Among the few people coming up from the foot of the mountain, the leader was a medium-sized figure and very agile. It was Wu Sangui.

When Wu Sangui saw Chongzhen, he quickly gave a big gift and kowtowed, saying, "I am late to save my husband, I hope the emperor will forgive me!"

Chongzhen quickly helped Wu Sangui up, took Wu Sangui's hand and said, "You are here at the right time. When you see you, I feel at ease!"

Wu Sangui wiped two tears, not sure whether it was excitement or behavior, and said:

"Your Majesty, I received an imperial edict from the emperor when I was in front of me. In order to transfer the people, I failed to arrive in Beijing to protect my guards in time. I deserve to die! Fortunately, I have the opportunity to remedy this time. I thank God for your Majesty and bless your Majesty with safety!"

"Your dear, don't blame yourself. I should stop it before, which will lead to a missed opportunity. OK! You are here, let me talk about how to arrange the next step first."

Wu Sangui had his own plans and said:

"I reported to the emperor that I have brought 5,000 elite soldiers, and even 10,000 or 20,000 rebels are not our opponents. Gao Di and Yang Kun followed up and all the troops arrived tomorrow. I hope the rebels will not stop me from going south. After meeting 5,000 soldiers in Tianjin, our army can go straight to Shandong. I brought 10,000 elite soldiers and escort the emperor to Nanjing, while the other soldiers will be stationed in Shandong. What does your Majesty think?"

After hearing what Wu Sangui said, Chongzhen was already in his heart. Wu Sangui made such arrangements and could never join the Qing army again. He breathed a sigh of relief and praised:

"Your dear is loyal and worthy of praise! But Shandong is not our focus. I decided to give up most of Shandong and give these areas to Li Zicheng. We just guard the areas near the sea in Dengzhou, Laizhou. After you send me to Nanjing, the focus is to guard Xuzhou. Hold Xuzhou for two years and wait until I make arrangements before making a reason. As long as you win me two years for me, I will work hard in Nanjing to govern. At that time, I will definitely defeat the Tartars and take back Liaojiang. At that time, you will be able to return home in glory."

Chongzhen paused and said solemnly: "Your dear, Wang Cheng'en, I have written down. I will grant Wu Sangui the King of Zhen Liao today. I hope Wu's dear friend will live up to my expectations!"

"I thank the Lord for your kindness! Long live my emperor!"

"Wang Cheng'en, the 200,000 taels of silver prepared in Tianjin were allocated 150,000 taels to the King of Zhenliao to reward the soldiers."

"I obey the order!"

When Wang Chengen saw that the famous "King of Pingxi" in history became King Zhenliao, he felt it was a bit funny. Wang Chengen was not so pedantic. When using people, how could he not give two sweet dates? With Wu Sangui's elite army, defending Xuzhou, Nanjing can be safe. As long as Zuo Liangyu defends Wuchang in Hubei, he can win a chance to breathe.

Chongzhen had been thinking hard for many days, and various plans had been carefully planned. He had originally planned to board the boat in Tianjin and go through the Yangtze River to Nanjing by sea. Now with Wu Sangui's protection, he was more confident. The cowardly aura that had been holding on for twenty days was finally released. At this time, he was full of confidence and spirit, and he had the demeanor of giving advice to the country. He said happily:

"My dear family is still in Beijing, and my three princess and a princess are also in Beijing. So when I left Beijing, I left a letter to Li Zicheng, agreeing to join forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Now we give up most of Shandong. The first point is to show favorability to Li Zicheng, and the second point is to make Li Zicheng firmly defend Beijing. Otherwise, if Li Zicheng gave up Beijing and went west, he would let the Tartars take advantage in vain. My dear, you know the fact that the Qing army was invincible, and you should know the Qing army invasion south."

Wu Sangui was of course very clear about the truth of the Qing soldiers, and immediately replied: "I heard that Dorgon was mobilizing troops. According to the spy's report, Dorgon was about to raise 100,000 Qing soldiers, almost all out of his nest, and was ready to attack Beijing. According to Weishi's view, Dashun's troops may not be able to block the Qing soldiers."

Chongzhen sighed: "I am also worried that Li Zicheng cannot stop the Qing army, so our army cannot make things difficult for them. To get out tomorrow, if you can not conflict with Dashun troops, don't conflict, and it's best to convince them to give way. If it really doesn't work, force it out! Just be careful not to kill too much. I'm okay riding a horse. I'll rush out with you. After rushing out, I will break off contact with Dashun troops. Don't make both sides hurt, do you understand?"

Wu Sangui was timid and thought to himself that I didn’t want to fight with them, but if they wanted to do it, I couldn’t help but fight back!

When Chongzhen saw Wu Sangui's body with a fierce aura, he suddenly felt an impulse, so he smiled and said:

"I heard that Wu Aiqing is the bravest army, and I want to compete with Wu Aiqing. Come on, let's get the wrist to see who can beat whom. Make it clear in advance, and you can't keep a single move."

"I don't dare!" Wu Sangui thought to himself, with his skills, Chongzhen wanted to wrestle his wrists with him, wouldn't that be a joke!

Chongzhen patted Wu Sangui on the shoulder and said, "What are you afraid of? Let go of the competition. A general, what are you so embarrassed!"

The Jinyiwei built a stone platform, and then the crowd began to watch this wrist-wrestling scene of the king and his subjects with interest. No one thought that Chongzhen could win the Wu Sangui, who was brave enough to win the three armies, only to see how Wu Sangui left a decent step for Chongzhen to admit defeat. Wu Sangui only regarded Chongzhen's move as a kind of intimate move to bring the king and his subjects closer, and did not take it seriously at all. After the two held their hands, Wu Sangui thought to himself that I would not force you, I just need to stand my arm, you

It really can't pull my wrist down! When Chongzhen saw Wu Sangui underestimating the enemy, he was secretly happy. He sent his wrist forward slowly and turned his wrist suddenly, but it was a powerful method of wrist swinging and turning his wrists in later generations. This method combines grappling techniques and some key points of "Human Kinematics". Wu Sangui only felt that his wrist turned with Chongzhen's wrist, and then he could no longer use force. After that, Chongzhen's wrist sent a great force and cleanly pulled Wu Sangui's wrist down.

The people watching the battle next to him cheered and resounded across the mountain. If everyone had not seen it with their own eyes, they would definitely not believe that Wu Sangui would be defeated by Chongzhen. Most people thought that Wu Sangui would spare no effort to please Chongzhen! Only Wang Chengen and Wu Sangui knew that Wu Sangui was a little suspicious when he first heard that Chongzhen was brave enough to kill the enemy. At this time, he realized that Chongzhen's martial arts were actually unfathomable!

The next morning, Wu Sangui and Wang Chengen came to the front of the formation and called General Liu Tichun out to speak.

When Liu Tichun saw that Wu Sangui had arrived in person, the soldiers and horses he brought were all elite soldiers, and most of his subordinates were old and weak. Moreover, since Wu Sangui had arrived, there were naturally a large army behind him. The eight thousand soldiers he had put together were definitely not opponents. Since Wu Sangui was kind-hearted and Wang Cheng'en made many promises, he thought that if he wanted to stay, he would have to do a big battle! The elites of the Dashun Army were preparing for a confrontation with the Tartars at this moment. Besides, it would be not a day or two to wait for reinforcements. The situation was stronger than others! It would be better not to make things difficult. He sold it now and rescued it. Wu Sangui hugged Chongzhen and his party and fought Ma Nan.

After hearing that Chongzhen ran out of Beijing, the exchange's public bonds fell, and there was a tug of war at the price of five cents. Then there was another round of decline. Until it fell to three cents of silver and encountered a strong buying position, it finally stabilized its foothold at this price. There were many rumors in the capital, some said that Chongzhen could fly the clouds, some said that heavenly soldiers and generals helped Chongzhen, and so on, and so on.

Now the princess's public debt operation team has become a loyal member of the Ming Dynasty in the capital, and the eunuchs and palace maids no longer come forward, but just convey information. The princess bought the public debt at a price of less than one and five cents, sold it at five cents, and then bought it at three cents. After that, she sold it one after another, transferring the money and the public debt to the hands of these people who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty. In the end, the prince only commanded the money remotely, and after making money, she proposed to transfer half of the profit part to Tianjin. Since Chongzhen escaped, the prince and the princess' residence moved to a small courtyard that was easy to monitor, but it did not make things difficult for Chongzhen's children.

Li Zicheng accepted Liu Tichun's report and learned that Chongzhen had escaped. In desperation, he remembered Chongzhen's promise and the matter of the host. He also heard that the Tartars were about to raise troops, so he had to focus his thoughts on the Qing soldiers.

Fortunately, five thousand fire-pulling grenades have been made. I have seen the power of this grenade when I tested it that day. Its power is still good. It is simple and does not require a fuse. Just remove the insurance pin, pull the iron piece, and then throw it hard, and the grenade explodes in the distance. This kind of grenade cavalry can be equipped, so the first batch of cavalry was equipped for the old battalion. According to Li Laiheng's report, although Fang Yizhi ran away, all the problems of grenades have been solved. The production speed has been greatly accelerated. If you make it with all your strength, you should be able to make ten thousand grenades within ten days. In addition, there is the "Brother Zhu" crossbow, which is also a very good weapon. If both are equipped in the army, the combat power should be able to grow out of thin air.

After Chongzhen went south, Wang Chengen stayed in Tianjin. After the Dashun Dynasty, Gu Junen, who was following Wu Sangui in order to recruit pacification, arrived, Wang Chengen and Gu Junen met. The result of the meeting between the two "Entertainments" was that Wang Chengen had introduced the long-planned "Tianjin Treaty Draft".

The "Tianjin Treaty" can also be called "destroying power and humiliating the country", and the general content is as follows:

one.

Dashun recognized Daming, and Daming recognized Dashun, both sides were equal and recognized each other;

two.

Both sides do not violate each other;

three.

The two sides joined forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and the two sides set up offices to exchange information on the Qing army at any time and coordinate joint actions. The Ming Dynasty ensured smooth transportation of grain and grass, and ensured the supply of grain at a fair price, and settled at a price not higher than 20% of the southern market price;

Four.

The areas under the jurisdiction of the Dashun Dynasty were the capital area, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Tubo, Shandong, and Hubei; the rest were still under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty;

five.

For Mongolia, Liaodong, and Tatars, the principle is "whoever captures, whoever controls it";

six.

Regarding Sichuan Zhang Xianzhong, the principle is that neither side will take the initiative to attack Zhang Xianzhong within the first year, and one year later, it will still be handled according to the principle of "whoever attacks, whoever takes jurisdiction";

seven.

The two sides insisted on "one China". Under the consensus of "one China, two courts", the two sides joined forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty. After the successful anti-Qing and pacifying Liao Dynasty, the two sides strived to unify China through peaceful negotiations;

eight.

Both parties guarantee freedom of business and ensure the safety of life and property of publicly assigned business personnel on both sides.

When Gu Junen saw the "Tianjin Treaty" thrown by Wang Chengen, it was really inexplicable for "one China, two courts". Since ancient times, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Two courts stand together, and it is also claimed to be under one China. Don't say whether it can be realized. This statement is incredible. Moreover, there is a peaceful reunification. Since ancient times, no one has ever voluntarily handed over power. This is simply a dream! Wang Chengen cannot fight, but he is a great genius in communicating with others. Wang Chengen was very kind and patiently explained it. Finally, when he talked about the Ming Dynasty, he still had millions of troops and spoke directly with his strength, Gu Junen calmed down.

Gu Junen thought in his mind that Zuo Liangyu had 200,000 troops, Wu Sangui, 45,000 Liaodong cavalry, and Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, Huang Degong, and the army and horses of various places were indeed not to be underestimated. Dashun also claims to be a million troops, but in fact it is a lot of boastfulness. Moreover, some Ming generals surrendered by the Ming army could not count on their minds, and the Tatars in the north would invade the south in a big way. If they wanted to avoid being attacked on both sides, this "Tianjin Treaty" might as well consider accepting it. But he didn't dare to make a decision, so he had to hurry back to Beijing and report to Li Zicheng.

After seeing this "Tianjin Treaty Draft", Li Zicheng laughed. After laughing, he summoned the senior officials of Dashun to discuss the "Tianjin Treaty".

It turned out that Liu Zongmin would be the first to jump up and oppose it, but surprisingly, Liu Zongmin was the first to agree to accept the "Tianjin Treaty". Everyone did not expect that Liu Zongmin had such an attitude. When they came back, they remembered that Liu Zongmin was deeply fascinated by public debt. As soon as Chongzhen ran away, the public debts fell sharply, and the price of three cents was also in danger. You should know that most of the chips Liu Zongmin consumed was around five cents of silver. Liu Zongmin boasted that he was an ever-winning general in war. Now

The hype of public debt has been smooth sailing, so more and more money has been invested. Although this silver was robbed, it was my own, and I could not accept the millions of taels of silver from my hands! When I saw the "Tianjin Treaty", wasn't Chongzhen publicly admitting that we were going to be happy? Once this news is made public, the people of Beijing will definitely be determined, and the government debt will rise. I can take the opportunity to make a small profit and make a fortune in the future, and it will not be in vain for the title of General Changsheng!

After talking for a long time, no one at the meeting opposed the "Tianjin Treaty". Especially Li Guo, who was worried about food and grass, saw that the "Tianjin Treaty" was written in black and white with affordable grain supply, not to mention that it was impossible to fight on both sides, so he insisted that Li Zicheng accept the "Tianjin Treaty".

Niu Jinxing has even thoughts. After all, the prime minister who was thinking about half of the country was also the prime minister, and there was no such thing as a low level. Moreover, it was the authentic prime minister of the Dashun Dynasty who was willing to admit the Ming Dynasty. This recognition is more authentic than the Dashun Dynasty, which "Ming is abdication and is forced to give in". The calculation has been settled, so naturally he found various reasons that Li Zicheng likes to listen to and persuaded Li Zicheng to accept the "Treaty of Tianjin".

Li Zicheng had been moved by Chongzhen's "Ten Thousand Words". Now seeing that his ministers did not object, some people insisted on accepting it. After being relieved, they happily agreed to the "Tianjin Treaty". They just asked to add one or two clauses that they had formulated, otherwise what Chongzhen would do would be, wouldn't that be a big mistake!

Think about it, the authentic Emperor Dashun, the Emperor Dashun Dynasty who was actively recognized by the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the emperor who deceived the world and thieved the reputation of the previous abdication ceremony, the emperor who was actively recognized by the Ming Dynasty was much more authentic. Think about it, on an equal footing with Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, who was a serious brother, whether it was false or false, his heart still felt a little happy from time to time.

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