But it is said that after Li Zhu stopped the internal fighting among the courtiers in the hall, he quickly accepted Jin Liu's advice to prepare for both sides.

At the same time, Li Zhu was asked to send a formal period to negotiate with Yang Zhen. If the withdrawal conditions could be negotiated, that would be the best, and Ganghwa Island could be taken back without any bloodshed. If the negotiation failed, they could continue to use this opportunity to delay time.

The other side asked Li Zhu to order the reinstatement of the number plate law and recruit several nearby number plate troops to defend Gyeonggi Province and prevent Yang Zhenzhen from leading an army to attack Hanyang City.

At the same time, Li Jie continued to implement his previous decision, which was to place his hope in the Qing soldiers and continue to provide good food and drink to the respectful Beilenikan. When the Qing soldiers arrived, he would ask him to come forward to help fight.

Repulse Yang Zhen's army and help Li Chao regain Jianghua Island.

In this way, around six o'clock on June 15th, the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, before the time set by Yang Zhen arrived, Jin Sangxian, who was in his seventies, led a group of people and appeared again at the ferry wharf to Ganghwa Island west of Munsu Mountain City.

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This ferry terminal had long been occupied by Qiu Bixian's men, so soon after Kim Sang-heon and his party appeared here, the news was sent to Ganghwasan Fortress on Ganghwa Island.

This time, Yang Zhen did not send anyone to take them into Jianghua Mountain City, or even let them get close to Jianghua Mountain City. Instead, he left the city himself and arrived at Jiachuedun.

Just outside Jiachuundun, which was destroyed by Qiu Bixian's gunboats, they met Kim Sang-hyun and his party.

Just last night, Yang Zhen received another letter from Shenqi Yuanmen sent to the coast.

This letter may have been written hastily, and it did not use the mixed Chinese and proverbial code used in the previous letter, but was written entirely in Chinese.

The content is also very simple, which is to inform Yang Zhen of Li Zhu's double-faced approach and the identity of the envoy who came to negotiate with Yang Zhen this time.

Shen Jiyuan told Yang Zhen that the envoy who came to negotiate with Yang Zhen this time was Li Jian's most trusted cousin, the guard general Gu Inhae who was in charge of the Changdeok Palace Imperial Guard Camp.

When he saw this name, Yang Zhen had an idea in his mind that he could achieve his goal without going to war.

But when he saw other news mentioned in Shen Qiyuan's letter, that is, the news that Li Zhu had sent someone to ask Qing Shi for help on the night of Jin Shangxian's return, he became furious.

At the same time, Yang Zhen had almost given up hope of achieving his goals without bloodshed through negotiation.

Therefore, Yang Zhen had no interest in taking seriously the so-called negotiators who deliberately came to delay negotiations this time in an attempt to wait for the Qing troops to come and repel him.

When Yang Zhen led people to the castle of Jiachuun Dun, Qiu Zhenhai was accompanying Jin Shangxian and his two men off the boat. The two sides saw each other on the sandy coast outside Jiachuun Dun.

It was June, the weather was hot, the blue sea in the distance was rolling with waves, the white clouds in the sky were constantly changing strange shapes, and what I was breathing in my nose was the salty, moist air filled with the fishy smell of the sea.

The sea breeze whistled in my ears.

After Yang Zhen saw Jin Shangxian and his party landing on the beach, he stopped at the ruins of Jiachuan Fort facing the sea, waiting for them to come.

Jin Sangxian was still dressed as when he came last time, wearing a black gauze hat and white loose clothes, while the tall military general who came with him to meet Yang Zhen was dressed in black and armor.

Jin Sangxian had seen Yang Zhen a long time ago, but when he saw Yang Zhen standing still in the distance, he had no intention of going over to greet him, so he had no choice but to lead the main person of this negotiation to see Yang Zhen.

Although Lee Joo's message was very clear when he was summoned by Changdeok Palace yesterday, Kim Sang-heon hopes to solve the problem through negotiation more than before.

He did not want the Qing captives to be involved. Once the Qing captives were involved and defeated Yang Zhen through the force of the Qing troops, not only would the people of the DPRK completely lose the chance to get rid of the Qing captives, but they would also have to pay a greater price.

Are Qing troops easy to borrow?

And even if you borrow it, I’m afraid it will be easier to ask God than to give it away!

The Qing soldiers are barbarians. How can they bargain with you like Yang Zhen?

"Haha, Mr. Jin, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay. The governor will welcome you from afar!"

"Haha, it's not a distant welcome. I will meet with the envoy here today. After the meeting, you can go back across the sea, and I can decide where to go!"

"Right here?! This—"

After hearing what Yang Zhen said, Jin Shangxian looked around. Except for the destroyed fort on Jiachuan Pier and the collapsed wall facing the sea, the surrounding area was only a desolate coast full of sand and rocks. He was immediately a little confused.

When Jin Sangxian saw Yang Zhen from a distance, he was a little surprised at first, thinking that Yang Zhen was so eager to negotiate, but he didn't expect that he was wrong.

"I wonder what kind of reply you will get, Mr. Jin, when you land on the island this time? Haha, I see that you are empty-handed, it doesn't look like a treaty has been reached!"

"this--"

When Jin Sangxian heard what Yang Zhen said, he didn't know how to reply for a moment. He had to turn around and pointed at Gu Renhe, who had been silent beside him, and said:

"Governor Yang, from today onwards, your department will be in full charge of negotiating the withdrawal conditions with Xiaobang, the general of the guard of the Xiaobang king, and General Gu Rengegu, who has been promoted by the three departments in the inner court.

"As for me, I've got a new job as the observation envoy of Jianghua Remaining Mansion, and I'm just observing from the sidelines. I'd better ask General Ju to discuss the following treaty with you, Governor Yang, in detail!"

After Kim Sang-hyun said this, he immediately turned around and moved away from his position, highlighting Goo In-hyun who was originally standing behind him on the right.

Yang Zhen had long noticed the figure behind Jin Sangxian. The man was tall, with a beard, about forty or fifty years old. He was wearing armor on a hot day and looked very powerful.

At this moment, Yang Zhen listened to Jin Sangxian's introduction, looked at him expressionlessly, and slightly cupped his hands as a courtesy.

And that Gu Renge was also very cold. He just cupped his hands and said, "Not long ago, Gu also heard someone talking about your reputation as Governor Yang. Unexpectedly, today, it was in Ganghwa Island, in such a situation.

Let’s meet under the circumstances.”

"This is not what I want, but your rulers and ministers, without remembering the old kindness of the Ming Dynasty, have already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and they will help Zhou to do harm and become my enemy. How can I, the Ming Dynasty, just let it go and sit back and ignore it?!"

Yang Zhen saw that Gu Renhe had a hint of unwillingness to be his enemy, so he immediately told him his honest intentions.

But Ju Renhe continued what Yang Zhen said: "When Bingzi was in chaos, I sent an envoy to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty, but the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty stood by and did not save me. As a result, my country was three thousand miles away.

The country is in danger, and the overthrow of the country is imminent. Our king was surrounded for forty-seven days at Nanhan Mountain City, and yet he surrendered with all his strength. What crime can be committed?"

Yang Zhen saw that this Gu Renge had the same virtue as Jin Sangxian, and when he saw the troops coming to the city, he still wanted to reason with him. He suddenly realized that they were just trying to delay time, and he got angry and said to him:

"I have already discussed these matters with Mr. Jin the day before yesterday. The grudges, right and wrong can all be discussed later. The time has come today, and I just want an answer from you!"

When Gu Renhe heard what Yang Zhen said, his face suddenly darkened, he looked at Yang Zhen coldly, and said slowly: "The governor wants an answer, hum, it's easy to say, Ju can give you an answer now -

"As the saying goes, soldiers can be killed but cannot be humiliated. A small country will never accept two items: ceding territory and paying compensation. As for the other three demands made by the governor, Gu has been ordered to discuss them with the governor!"

"What General Ju means is that if you are asked to cede territory and pay compensation, you will refuse to obey to the death. Now you have turned the five demands made by this governor into three?"

"That's right! There is no precedent for ceding territory and paying compensation. The whole country will not obey even to the death!"

"I swear to the death that I will not obey? Haha, what if I insist on these two things?"

"If the Governor firmly adheres to these two articles, then my country would rather be in pieces than in ruins, and will definitely fight to the end!"

"Would it be better to have a piece of jade broken than to have a piece of tile intact? Haha, what a big joke! If your monarchs and ministers have such integrity, why did they bend their knees and serve as captives that day?!"

"Yang Zhen——"

After hearing Yang Zhen's words, Ju Renhe immediately pointed at Yang Zhen and glared angrily, while Guo Xiaowu and Ma Keqing behind Yang Zhen pulled out their muskets and bayonets and pressed them against Gu Renhe's chest.

The scene took a turn for the worse and suddenly fell to freezing point.

As for Kim Sang-hyun, a skinny old man, he seemed to be afraid that the conversation between the two would break down. He kept saying with an anxious look on his face: "The Governor has something to say, why is it like this? Why is it like this?"

Seeing this, Yang Zhen calmed down and said: "When the Qing invaders invaded Kor's country, our Ming Dynasty was separated by mountains and seas. The rescue came late, and it was because of our efforts. The weakness of your country was beyond the expectation of our Ming Dynasty, and it was also among them.

A cause and effect. But——"

After talking about the reasons why the Ming Dynasty failed to rescue the people that year, Yang Zhen immediately changed the topic and once again criticized Gu In-ge and Kim Sang-heon:

"Back then, the Ming Dynasty and your country were separated by mountains and seas, so the rescue was late, but today your country is as high as the Qing Dynasty and the roads are far away. If the monarchs and ministers of your country turn to hope that the Qing Dynasty will send troops to help, haha, the rescue will be late, and it will be too late.
Chapter completed!