Chapter 842 0837 [Can We Continue the Discussion]

On the way back, Wanyan Zonggu asked, "What should we do?"

"I don't know." Li Shi replied.

Li Shi is a proper opportunist. He will not make decisions easily until the situation is clear.

Once the situation becomes clear, make up your mind immediately.

When this person joined the Jin Kingdom, the first practical position he held was to serve as a clerk under Jin Wushu. He was very honest and honest, taciturn and did not talk nonsense, so he had an excellent personal relationship with Jin Wushu.

However, it was he who Luo Zhi framed Jin Wushu, and it was he who killed Jin Wushu in prison!

Now the Ming Dynasty has to kill Wu Qibao to negotiate peace, and it also hints that Wanyan Zongpan can succeed to the throne. Li Shi couldn't understand Wanyan Zongpan's thoughts, and it was impossible for him to express his attitude under such circumstances.

Return to Shangjing.

Wanyan Zonggu thought about it and decided to clarify the matter. When he reported to his father, he invited his brother to listen with him.

"That guy Ma Kuo is sowing discord," Wanyan Zonggu said. "First he tempted us to kill Wu Shu, and now he said that we must kill my father before we can negotiate a peace. He also asked me to come back and discuss it secretly with my brother. The Ming army was probably stalling. Time, stir up internal strife in our country, and we will send troops to kill after spring begins. "

After hearing this, Wanyan Zongpan was so frightened that he quickly knelt down: "I have absolutely no intention of killing my father!"

Wu Qimai did not speak, but was thinking silently.

Wanyan Zonggu said: "The southern thieves really deceived others too much. They agreed to cede territory and become vassals, but they still refuse to give up!"

After a long time, Wu Qimai finally spoke and said to his eldest son: "Don't think too much, and I can't think too much, otherwise you will fall into the trap of the Southern Thief. If you and I kill each other, no matter who will survive, There will be chaos out of control in Beijing.”

Wanyan Zongpan said: "Your Majesty is right."

Wu Qimai added: "The Ming army is powerful, and we are short of soldiers and food. We cannot resist it. We can only move the capital to the east to hunt to temporarily avoid its sharp edge."

"Where is the right place to move the capital?" Wanyan Zongpan asked.

Wu Qimai said: "We moved to Huli Gai, which is hundreds of miles away from Shangjing. There are mountains and forests on both sides of the Huntong River (the main stream of the Songhua River). We took away all the boats coming to Shangjing and moved to Huli Gai after the river thawed. If the southern thieves come after us, we can go into the forest."

The Huli diversion route in the Jin Kingdom extended from Mudanjiang City and Jiamusi City to the estuary of Heilongjiang River.

The administrative office is located in Yilan, the intersection of Songhua River and Mudanjiang River.

Wanyan Zongpan had many questions in his mind, but he didn't dare to say them at this moment.

Wanyan Zonggu asked: "When moving the capital, should we take away the wealthy households and craftsmen who come to the capital? Should we also take away the civil servants of all ethnic groups?"

Wu Qimai said: "Only the craftsmen and troops will be taken away. The civil servants of various ethnic groups cannot be trusted. They may betray the money at any time. They will all be killed while the imperial meeting is being held! Some of the wealth of the officials and wealthy families will be used to reward the soldiers. Capture some more and make them slaves for the soldiers.”

Wanyan Zonggu said: "Although there are still thousands of remnant soldiers, most of them have fled from the front line. The generals and soldiers are frightened, and there are not many from my Wanyan tribe. If we kill civil servants, By robbing wealthy households and moving the capital, people's hearts may be broken immediately. The soldiers of various tribes may flee back to their hometowns and no longer obey Emperor Jin, but submit to Emperor Zhu of Ming Dynasty. "

Wu Qimai said: "You can buy as much as you can with the stolen goods."

Wanyan Zongpan finally couldn't help but said: "What if the Southern Bandits order all the tribes to come to Huli to besiege us? The Southern Bandits can turn Huli into a city and give it to a certain tribe. Once we get into the mountains and forests, I'm afraid we will never come out. , the city of Huli will be occupied by other tribes.”

"So we can't break up with the Ming Dynasty," Wu Qimai said. "When we leave, we only kill the civil servants and don't massacre the people of all ethnic groups. We can't take too many slaves away, and we also need to collect historical materials from the Liao Kingdom. Keep it. Move to Huli Gai and immediately go to the Kingdom of Jin to surrender to the Ming Emperor."

"Isn't the Great Jin Kingdom destroyed?" Wanyan Zongpan couldn't accept it.

Wu Qimai said: "If we can negotiate for peace, we can still keep Daijin. If the Ming Dynasty does not want to negotiate for peace, how can Daijin still exist? The Ming Dynasty does not need to send troops. It only needs to send envoys to various ministries to recruit the surrender leaders, and then the Ming Dynasty can become a A lonely city."

Wanyan Zongpan was immediately speechless.

Wu Qimai sighed: "You leaked military information to the Ming Dynasty. The reason why I acquiesced was because I wanted both the Ming army and the rebels to suffer losses. But the Ming army was too strong and the rebels were too weak. I was also confused. I thought Emperor Zhu looked down upon this remote and poor place..."

In fact, Wu Qimai has no regrets.

Even if he fled to Huli and became a tribal chief, it would be better than staying in Shangjing and becoming a puppet emperor!

He was fed up with that kind of life, where he had to be sniffed all day long, even being dragged out and spanked.

Wanyan Zonggu said: "Since my father is willing to resign the title of the country, he can still go to peace talks. He told the envoys of the Ming Dynasty that Dajin will be merged into the Ming Dynasty. Please be the first guardian of the Ming Dynasty. Then the whole family will move there. Hu Ligai has been guarding the border for the Ming Dynasty for generations. There is no need to kill those civil servants, just give them some money and food. If they are officials in the Ming Dynasty, they can continue to speak for us. "

Wu Qimai nodded slightly: "It's feasible."

…

midwinter.

Wanyan Zonggu went to negotiate peace again and offered an extremely low price.

Ma Kuo was shocked.

This Wu Qimai can bend and stretch!

It is difficult for Ma Kuo to refuse this, because he still has to consider the follow-up management.

If Ming Dynasty wanted to maintain long-term peace and stability in the Northeast, it could only do the following:

First, develop the Liaoning region in later generations, multiply the Han population, and assimilate the Bohai, Khitan and other ethnic groups.

Second, set up the Andong Protectorate, with Shangjing of the Jin Dynasty as the center, radiating influence to the surrounding areas.

Shangjing would be best occupied peacefully, as there are many Han and Khitan people here, and those Khitan people can also speak Chinese. As long as these people, especially Han craftsmen, are preserved, a lot of trouble can be saved for the court.

The worst outcome is to drive the Jin emperor crazy, burn down the city, and massacre the people to be buried with him.

In that case, the Ming Dynasty court will have to slowly settle the border with immigrants.

In any case, we must stabilize it first.

Ma Kuo said: "This is a serious matter, I can't make the decision, and I have to send someone to ask His Majesty the Emperor. But there are three points that must be made clear. If Wuqimai wants to be a vassal, he must protect the historical materials and books, and he must not massacre the people in Shangjing, and he must not take away the Han, Khitan, and Bohai people in Shangjing."

This is called a real negotiation, and before that it was just a conspiracy!

Wanyan Zonggu said happily: "Please give me a definite message before the river thaws."

Ma Kuo said: "I will send troops to Shangjing first to keep an eye on it to prevent you from moving the population."

Wanyan Zonggu thought carefully and said: "Send at most 300 people."

"Okay." Ma Kuo agreed immediately.

Ma Kuo summoned all the generals to discuss: "I don't want to steal the credit of destroying the country from you generals, but if we can take down Shangjing of the Jin Kingdom through negotiations, we can save the houses and population there. When the Andong Protectorate is established, the houses in the city do not need to be rebuilt, and the population does not need to be relocated, which can save the court countless troubles. All the generals are brave and loyal. When we return to the capital, I will commend you for your merits."

The generals looked at each other and felt a little unhappy.

Ma Kuo continued, "If we push too hard, or send troops to kill him, Wu Qimai knows that Shangjing is difficult to defend, so he will definitely flee by boat. If he has enough time, he will abduct the people. If he escapes in a hurry, he will definitely burn the city and kill the people to ensure his future safety. He must be collecting ships at this time and take all the ships away. How can we chase him then?"

"Even if you generals want to fight, you will only get an empty city that has been burned to ruins and all the people have been slaughtered. You can't catch Wu Qimai, he can even escape to the sea along the Hunhe River and the Heilongjiang River!"

The generals thought seriously and thought that what Ma Kuo said made sense.

For military generals, there is actually not much difference between peace talks and sending troops.

Ma Kuo continued, "I will keep an eye on the Jin people and prevent them from taking away the people. The Jin people allowed me to take 300 soldiers. I have already thought about it. I will take 150 heavily armored infantry, 100 musketeers, and 50 cavalry."

As he said this, Ma Kuo smiled cunningly: "Although there are not many soldiers, they are all elite. Maybe we can't wait until the spring, and there is no need to negotiate. We can just capture Wu Qimai in Shangjing!"

The last few words made the generals' eyes light up.

"I will lead the troops!"

"I will definitely lead the musketeers."

"Don't compete with me!"

"..."

One or two, they all clamored to go to Shangjing.

Ma Kuo said: "The main general must be left here. If something unexpected happens in Shangjing, the troops will be sent immediately after the spring!"

Yang Yun had the highest military rank, and he said: "I will stay. Generals of each branch of the army must be left behind, and you can draw lots by yourselves."

Shi Biao and Gu San, both commanded the emperor's heavily armored guards, and one of them must be left here.

They drew lots three times, and won two out of three games.

In the end, Shi Biao was left behind, and Gu San led his troops to Shangjing.

Hua Rong was unwilling to draw lots, so he asked the deputy general of the Shenji Army to stay and led his troops to Shangjing.

Yang Zaixing learned from Hua Rong...

Xu Ning was the most speechless. He led the Chinese-class spearmen, and Ma Kuo did not lead his troops at all.

Two days later, Ma Kuo set off with Yang Zaixing, Gu San, Hua Rong, and 300 elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. The supplies were taken away by horse-drawn sleds. Since the number of troops was small, it was barely feasible even if the road was blocked by heavy snow.

When they arrived outside Shangjing City, Wu Qimai quickly sent people to greet them.

Zhang Hao bowed and said: "You angels can enter the city, but the three hundred soldiers must be stationed outside the city. Your Majesty will try his best to raise daily food and grass, and send it to the military camp at noon every day."

Ma Kuo said angrily: "Is this your country's sincerity in peace talks?"

Zhang Hao flattered him and said: "The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are invincible in the world, and they can fight one hundred. Three hundred Ming soldiers can beat 30,000 Jin soldiers. How dare your Majesty let so many warriors enter the city?"

The generals laughed and felt very comfortable.

Ma Kuo asked: "What if you turn against me if I don't bring any soldiers?"

Zhang Hao couldn't make the decision, so he could only send someone to ask Wu Qimai.

The two sides bargained and allowed Ma Kuo to bring fifty people into the city, and the rest of the soldiers must be stationed outside the city.

Ma Kuo discussed with the generals and decided to bring thirty cavalry and twenty musketeers in.

After settling the troops outside the city, Ma Kuo also brought fifty soldiers into the city.

The military camp where the rest of the soldiers were located was surrounded by two thousand Jin soldiers. Always monitor!