On the way back, Wanyan Zonggu asked: "What should we do?"
"I don't know." Li Shi replied.
Li Shi is a true opportunist. He will not make decisions easily until the situation is clear.
Once the situation becomes clear, make up your mind immediately.
When this man joined the Kingdom of Jin, the first practical position he held was to work as a clerk under Jin Wushu. He was very honest and honest, taciturn and did not talk nonsense, so he had a very good 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 had to kill Wu Qingbuy to negotiate peace, and also hinted that Wanyan Zongpan could succeed. 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 together.
"That fellow 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 for peace. He also asked me to come back and discuss it secretly with my brother. The Ming army was probably stalling.
Time, provoke internal strife in our country, and we will send troops to kill you after the 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 are really bullying others. 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 bandit. If you and I kill each other, no matter who will survive,
It will be chaos out of control when we go to Beijing."
Wanyan Zongpan said: "Your Majesty is right."
Wu Qimai added: "The Ming army is powerful, and we are short of soldiers and food, so we cannot resist it. We can only move the capital 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 route of Huli in the Kingdom of Jin was extended from Mudanjiang City and Jiamusi City to the entrance of Heilongjiang River.
The administrative office is located in Yilan, which is the intersection of Songhua River and Mudanjiang River.
Wanyan Zongpan had many questions in his heart, 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 civilian officials,
If you rob the rich and move the capital, the people's hearts will probably be dispersed immediately. The soldiers of various departments 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 go to Huli to besiege us? The Southern bandits can change 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.
, if Huli changes the city, it 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 take away the historical materials of the Liao Kingdom.
Keep it and move to Huli Gai. Please go to the Kingdom of Jin immediately and bow your head to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty."
"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 Dajin. If the Ming Dynasty does not want to negotiate for peace, how can Dajin 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 it can turn going to Beijing into 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. 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. Alas..."
In fact, Wu Qibuy 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 at by others all day long, and was even 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 Ming Dynasty envoy 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."
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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 area in later generations, multiply the Han population, and assimilate the Bohai, Khitan and other ethnic groups.
Second, establish the Andong Protectorate, with Shangjing of the Jin Kingdom as the center, and radiate influence to the surrounding areas.
It is best to occupy Beijing peacefully. There are many Han and Khitan people here, and those Khitan people can also speak Chinese. As long as these people, especially the Han craftsmen, can be preserved, it can save the court a lot of trouble.
The worst outcome is to drive the Jin emperor crazy, burn down the city, and massacre the people together with him.
In that case, the Ming court would have to slowly immigrate to Shibian.
No matter what, you have to stabilize yourself first.
Ma Kuo said: "The matter is so important that I can't make the decision. I have to send someone to ask His Majesty the Emperor for instructions. But there are three points that need to be explained. If Wu Qimai wants to become a minister, he must protect the historical records and classics. He must not massacre the people in Shangjing or take them away to Shangjing.
Han people, Khitan people, and Bohai people.”
This is called real negotiation, before it was just a conspiracy!
Wanyan Zonggu said happily: "Please give me a confirmation before the river thaws."
Ma Kuo said: "I will send troops to Shangjing first to keep an eye on them to prevent you from moving the population."
After thinking carefully, Wanyan Zonggu said: "We can send up to three hundred people."
"Okay." Ma Kuo agreed immediately.
Ma Kuo convened the generals for discussion: "I don't want to take away the credit of the country's destruction from the generals, but if I can win the Jin Kingdom to Beijing through negotiation, I can save the houses and population there. When the Andong Protectorate is established, the city will
Houses do not need to be rebuilt, and the population does not need to be relocated, which can save the court countless troubles. All generals are brave and loyal men. When I return to the capital, I will show my merits to you."
The generals looked at each other and felt a little unhappy.
Ma Kuo continued: "If we push too hard, we may send troops to kill. Wu Qimai knows that it is difficult to defend the capital, so he will definitely escape by boat. If he has enough time, he will kidnap the people. If he can escape,
If he is in a hurry, he will burn the city and massacre the people to ensure his future safety. He must be recruiting ships at this time and taking all the ships away. How can we pursue him then?"
"Even if you generals want to fight, they will only get an empty city that was burned to rubble and all the people were slaughtered. You can't catch Wu Beibei. He can even escape along the Huntong River, Heilongjiang River, and all the way to the sea.
!”
The generals thought carefully and thought that what Ma Kuo said made sense.
For generals, there is actually not much difference between peace talks and sending troops.
Ma Kuo continued: "I'm going to keep an eye on the Jin people to prevent them from taking away the people. The Jin people allowed me to bring 300 soldiers. I have already made up my mind to bring 150 heavy armored infantry.
One hundred fire musketeers and fifty knights."
As he said that, Ma Kuo smiled slyly: "Although there are not many soldiers, they are all elites. Maybe we won't have to wait until spring, and we don't need to negotiate anymore, and we can just arrest Wu Qimai in Beijing!"
The last few words made all the generals' eyes light up.
"I will lead the troops!"
"I must be the leader of the Fire Gun Soldiers."
"No one can compete with me!"
"..."
One or two of them are clamoring to go to Beijing.
Ma Kuo said: "The general must be kept here. If there is an accident when going to Beijing, we will send troops immediately after the spring begins!"
Yang Yun had the highest military position. He said: "I'll stay. Each branch of the military must keep its generals, and you can draw your own lots."
Shi Biao and Gu San both command the emperor's heavy-armored bodyguards, and one of them must be left here.
The two of them 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 directly asked the deputy general of the Shenji Army to stay and led his troops to Shangjing.
Yang Zaixing learns from Hua Rong...
Xu Ning was the most speechless. He commanded the medium-level 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 three hundred Ming elites. The supplies were taken away by horse-drawn sleighs. 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 someone to greet them.
Zhang Hao cupped his hands and said: "You angels can enter the city, but the three hundred soldiers must be stationed outside the city. Our Majesty will try to raise the daily rations and deliver them to the military camp at noon every day."
Ma Kuo said angrily: "Is this the sincerity of your country's peace talks?"
Zhang Hao flattered him and said: "The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are invincible in the world. One can equal a hundred. Three hundred Ming troops are no match for thirty thousand golden soldiers. How can our Majesty dare to let so many warriors enter the city?"
The generals laughed and felt very comfortable.
Ma Kuo asked: "I don't have any soldiers, what will you do if you fall out?"
Zhang Hao could not make the decision, so he could only send someone to ask Wu Qiu for instructions.
The two sides bargained and allowed Ma Kuo to bring fifty men into the city, while the rest of the soldiers had to be stationed outside the city.
Ma Kuo discussed with the generals and decided to bring thirty cavalry and twenty musketeers in.
After placing the troops outside the city, Ma Kuo also entered the city with fifty soldiers.
The military camp where the other soldiers are located is surrounded by two thousand gold soldiers. They are under constant surveillance!