Seeing the box full of heads, there were as many as twenty or thirty, Xuan Ye couldn't help but be shocked. His first reaction was that Zhao Junchen sent people to hunt down Jianzhou Jurchen scout Tanma, and used the heads of Jianzhou warriors to kill him.
Demonstration.
But upon closer inspection, I felt something was wrong. None of these heads had pigtails. They were obviously not Jurchens from Jianzhou, but more like the heads of Han people.
Why did Zhao Junchen show himself the heads of Han people? Did he want to show that he was good at killing people? And he still killed his own people?
On the other side, Qian Tong, the governor of Jianzhou Jurchen, saw these boxes of heads, but his expression changed drastically!
As the governor of the Ming Dynasty, his most important function was to bribe those traitors like him within the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Now after seeing these heads, although the blood stained the face, it still made him aware of it.
What happened? I had vaguely guessed the identities of these heads.
As the saying goes, "Everything hurts its own kind", Qian Tong suddenly felt an extremely horrifying feeling in his heart.
Seeing the different reactions of Xuan Ye, Qian Tong and others, Zhao Junchen restrained the arrogance he had deliberately pretended just now, raised his hand with a smile, and the attendant immediately handed Zhao Junchen a pole.
Zhao Junchen fiddled with the head in the box with a pole and explained with a chuckle: "The owner of this head is Zhang Deshun, the magistrate of Xuanda County; the owner of this head is Linhe Village of Xuanfu
Squire Lincheng; the owner of this head is Bizhen, a Qianhu household in Xuanfu Town; the owner of this head is He Bing, a merchant in Xuanhua Prefecture..."
After briefly introducing the origins of several heads, Zhao Junchen dropped the wooden pole in his hand and explained with sincerity: "I gave these heads to the Khan not only to show my respect, but also to
Show the court’s sincerity in this negotiation!
The owners of these heads were all the people who hated the Jianzhou Jurchens the most in Xuanfu Town. After they learned the news that the imperial court planned to have peace talks with the Jianzhou Jurchens, they all strongly opposed it and even tried to encourage the soldiers of the border army to start another war.
The war started, so I killed them and gave their heads to the Great Khan... Is the Great Khan satisfied with this gift?"
Listening to Zhao Junchen's introduction, Xuan Ye's face darkened again.
Although Xuan Ye has never seen the owners of these heads in person, he has heard of most of them, because these people are the informants and spies that the Jianzhou Jurchens managed to bribe inside the Xuanfu Military Town! Now seeing this
In such a situation, I am afraid that Zhao Junchen has already taken the blame!
For a moment, Xuan Ye was shocked and angry!
What was surprising was that Zhao Junchen had only arrived at Xuanfu Military Town for three or four days, but he had already uncovered most of the spies and spies planted by the Jianzhou Jurchens in Xuanfu Town. Such abilities and means were beyond the reach of others.
, which made Xuan Ye even more fearful.
What makes him angry is that Zhao Junchen's actions not only put the Jianzhou Jurchens' many years of management in Xuanfu Military Town in vain, but also that his actions were clearly a demonstration to Xuan Ye, but he still wanted to say that they were his own.
Sincerity and gifts, he even said that he killed the owners of these heads because they opposed the peace negotiation between the imperial court and Jianzhou Jurchen. Such nonsense and nonsense was deliberately humiliating.
When Zhao Junchen repeatedly provoked demonstrations just now, Xuan Ye seemed to be unyielding and occasionally showed anger, but his eyes were always calm and calm.
But this time, when his eyes were fixed on Zhao Junchen's face, he became as ruthless as a hungry wolf.
Xuan Ye didn't care about Zhao Junchen's previous provocations. After all, these provocations were just a matter of appearance and would not harm the actual interests of the Jianzhou Jurchens. However, Zhao Junchen's actions this time were a real and heavy blow to the Jianzhou Jurchens.
Management and hard work are things that Xuan Ye cannot bear no matter what.
"Mr. Zhao, do you have any misunderstandings?" Xuan Ye asked slowly with a cold voice: "My repeated forbearance is just because I am very sincere about today's negotiation, but it does not mean that I
Daikin is a weak person who can be bullied, which does not mean you can humiliate him at will!
Mr. Zhao said that there are tens of millions of Han people and tens of millions of adult men. It sounds very scary. He seems to regard these situations as his biggest support. But no matter how many sheep there are, how can they be the opponents of tigers and wolves? If Mr. Zhao doesn't want to
As long as this negotiation continues, just say it straight, why waste time and just restart the war? I have heard about Master Zhao’s illustrious military exploits for a long time, and I also want to learn about Master Zhao’s military leadership methods!"
Noting that Xuan Ye's attitude and mood had finally changed, Zhao Junchen felt satisfied.
Zhao Junchen's repeated provocations were not just a show of strength, nor did he want to sabotage the negotiation, but they just wanted to test Xuan Ye's true character and the current situation of Jianzhou Jurchen.
Looking at it now, Xuan Ye has many civil and military officials of Han origin around him, and he is more influenced by Han culture than Zhao Junchen expected. However, his city government and forbearance are still not as good as that of the "Kangxi Emperor" whom Zhao Junchen is familiar with.
", but the attitude is much tougher.
At the same time, Xuan Ye's performance also proved that the Jianzhou Jurchen's food shortage was indeed extremely serious, otherwise Xuan Ye must have turned against him on the spot at this time, instead of just making threats.
After understanding Xuan Ye's true character and the current situation and bottom line of Jianzhou Jurchen, he also took the opportunity to show his tough stance. Zhao Junchen's various goals have been achieved, and the subsequent negotiation strategy can be determined. Naturally, he will not
He went too far and showed strength, forcing Xuan Ye to fall out on the spot.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen's behavior was quite a bit arrogant and respectful. After Xuan Ye showed an aggressive attitude, Zhao Junchen actually smiled more and more.
I saw Zhao Junchen saying with a smile: "The Khan is serious. I am also sincere about this negotiation. What I said just now is not to humiliate Daikin. It is all the truth! As the saying goes, the rabbit will die and the dog will prosper.
Birds are gone, bows are hidden, these people used to be on opposite ends of the spectrum between the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, sometimes assisting the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Jin Dynasty, and sometimes assisting the Jin Dynasty to invade the Ming Dynasty.
Everyone is making a lot of money and living a good life!
But it is precisely for this reason that they are most afraid of Ming Dynasty reaching peace talks with Daikin! In this way, they will not only lose an important profit-making channel, but also lose value to Daikin, and maybe they will
Betrayed, so they have been jumping up and down these days, spreading hateful speeches everywhere, and using various small means to once again provoke war between Ming and Dajin... Therefore, if these people are not eliminated,
Sooner or later, something will happen to the peace talks between you and me. I took action to get rid of them this time just so that the peace talks can progress smoothly, and this is where my sincerity lies!"
At the time of expressing his stance, Zhao Junchen's name for the Manchus had quietly changed from "Jianzhou Jurchen" with contempt to "Dajin" with respect.
Zhao Junchen's statement was still half-truth and half-false, but in the end it gave Xuan Ye a step forward and a slight concession.
In fact, Xuan Ye also has some understanding of the situation that Zhao Junchen said - just like the Liaodong military town, hasn't it always been to support the bandits and respect themselves? There have been several conflicts between the Jurchens in Jianzhou and the Ming Dynasty.
The peace talks were mostly due to the secret mischief of the Liaodong Military Town, which forced the Jurchens in Jianzhou to surrender and rebel again and again. This time, Xuanye chose to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty near Xuanfu Town, which actually meant to bypass the Liaodong Military Town.
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After Xuan Ye pondered for a moment, he finally accepted Zhao Junchen's explanation, but his expression was still cold and solemn, and he said: "I just hope that Mr. Zhao can understand that my patience is limited. I hope that Mr. Zhao's provocation will stop here.
If I don’t do this next time, I, Dajin, will immediately withdraw from the peace talks and see the truth on the battlefield!”
Zhao Junchen was still hiding his secrets, with a smile on his face, and said: "If we can't reach an agreement, there is nothing we can do if we see the truth on the battlefield... But I believe that as long as both parties are sincere, this negotiation will not be successful.
rupture."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen raised his hand and said, "In that case, let's enter the account and negotiate."
Xuan Ye nodded and walked into the tent with a cold face. Zhao Junchen also walked side by side.
However, when officials from both sides were entering accounts one after another, few people noticed that Zhao Junchen's aide Niu Fude suddenly approached Qian Tong, the Jurchen governor of Jianzhou, and secretly handed Qian Tong a note.
Qian Tong has always been responsible for the secret contact between the Jianzhou Jurchens and the informants and spies in the Ming Dynasty. He is also experienced. Although he was stunned after seeing Niu Fude's performance, he still put away this picture calmly.
I plan to wait until the note is recorded and then read it.
When all the relevant personnel from both sides entered the big tent, they took their seats on the left and right sides respectively.
After everyone sat down, Zhao Junchen was the first to speak: "After Daikin's table reduction was reported to the court, I have read it, but I feel that Daikin's request is a bit excessive! Not only are there too many conditions, but there are also many conditions.
It’s hard to force someone to do something!
For example, it is absolutely impossible for Dajin to ask Ming Dynasty to support three million stones of grain and grass, 10,000 pieces of iron tools and cattle farming tools! There have been natural disasters everywhere in the past few years, and the Ming Dynasty cannot provide so much food in a short time...
…
There is also the matter of mutual trade between the two sides. The imperial court will never allow Daijin's caravan leader to march straight in and enter the Han hinterland without any hindrance. It is simply an open door. This also needs to be discussed...
Besides, your request for the Liaodong Military Town to reduce its troops is very difficult and unnecessary! In view of your repeated surrenders and counterattacks, and your repeated attitudes, it is impossible for the imperial court to reduce its defense forces. If you do not do so from now on
If you have no objection, the strength of the troops in Liaodong Military Town will not hinder anything you do...
As for the division of power between the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty in the Mongolian grasslands, I also think you are taking too much advantage. The Ming Dynasty had no intention of invading Mongolia, and this time the Battle of Hetao was just to regain the homeland! This condition is simply arbitrary.
Your annexation of various Mongolian tribes will be of no benefit to our Ming Dynasty..."
In this way, Zhao Junchen talked a lot eloquently. When the Jianzhou Jurchens submitted their surrender to Emperor Deqing, the Communist Party only put forward eleven conditions. Zhao Junchen actually refuted them all.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's attitude, Xuan Ye's anger, which he had finally suppressed, suddenly emerged again. He felt that Zhao Junchen was really not sincere about this negotiation.
Just when Xuan Ye was about to threaten and reprimand, Qian Tong had already read the note Niu Fude secretly handed him, but a hint of joy flashed across his face, and he handed the note to Xuan Ye in time.
He then placed it in Xuan Ye’s ear and explained the origin of this note.
After Xuan Ye was stunned for a moment, he lowered his head and read the content of the note, only to see that it said, "Mutual trading is negotiable, but the caravan responsible for mutual trading needs to have a quota and designation."
In addition to this sentence, the names of several trading firms were also written on the note.
Xuan Ye is also a smart person, and he immediately understood the meaning of this note.
According to the Jianzhou Jurchen proposal, after the Ming Dynasty and Jianzhou Jurchen trade, the caravans of both sides can penetrate into each other's territory, purchase materials on their own, and conduct commercial activities. This is obviously an extremely huge trade activity.
Zhao Junchen's attitude is that he agrees that the caravans of both sides can go deep into the other's territory, but the number of caravans qualified to enter the other's territory must be limited, and must pass the other's review!
At the same time, the names of several trading firms written on the note are obviously related to Zhao Junchen. Once Xuan Ye agrees to Zhao Junchen's conditions, Jianzhou Jurchen must designate these trading firms.
The caravans entered their own sphere of influence, and these few trading houses monopolized the trade activities leading to Jianzhou Jurchen in the Ming Dynasty. This represented huge profits - how high such profits would be depends only on those rich and powerful
The Shanxi merchants from the enemy country will know!
Obviously, Zhao Junchen wanted to use this negotiation to benefit himself and planned to conduct a private transaction with Xuan Ye!
This private transaction also represents another thing, that is, as long as the Jianzhou Jurchens agree to Zhao Junchen's conditions, Zhao Junchen will also make certain concessions in other aspects of the negotiation.
Zhao Junchen's current tough attitude is largely just for show, not really unwilling to make any concessions.
After thinking that he understood Zhao Junchen's thoughts, Xuan Ye's anger immediately dissipated and his mood became better.
Then, Xuan Ye started to think about another thing.
Zhao Junchen was an official with mixed reputations in the Ming Dynasty. He not only accomplished a lot of practical things, but was also known to the world as a corrupt official. This time when he was negotiating with the Jurchens in Jianzhou, he also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make profits for himself. Obviously
A money-grubbing person.
Obviously, this is Zhao Junchen's biggest shortcoming.
If there is a weakness, you can take advantage of it and use it to your own advantage!
What's more, I heard that Emperor Deqing of the Ming Dynasty was also wary and suspicious of Zhao Junchen taking power at such a young age, which also gave Zhao Junchen a reason to betray the Ming Dynasty!
Therefore, Xuan Ye looked at Zhao Junchen in front of him and began to secretly consider the possibility of persuading Zhao Junchen to defect to the Jianzhou Jurchen.
Even if Zhao Junchen cannot be made to abandon the Ming Dynasty and join the Jianzhou Jurchens, as long as he can offer enough benefits to bribe Zhao Junchen to secretly work for the Jianzhou Jurchens and make Zhao Junchen the spokesperson of the Jianzhou Jurchens in the Ming Dynasty, just like
In the Song Dynasty, Qin Hui seemed to have some confidence in the former Jin Dynasty?
Thinking of this, Xuan Ye's eyes looked at Zhao Junchen, but suddenly there was a hint of eagerness.
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There was a bug in the last chapter. "Jianzhou Jurchen" was just the name used by the Han people for the Manchus during the Ming Dynasty. The Manchus should have called themselves "Dajin" at that time. This has been revised now. Please forgive me.
Also, thank you to the reader "book friend 160227185121508" for the reminder.