The reason why Zhao Xin dared to take risks personally was because of his abnormal skills and curiosity about He Shen.
Deng Fei and Ding Guofeng couldn't object, so they had no choice but to let him go; the key was that both of them knew that if something happened, this guy would disappear in the blink of an eye.
When Jiang Fan saw Zhao Xin after boarding the ship, he was frightened to death. After trying to persuade him for a long time to no avail, he thought that he had learned martial arts and had to follow Zhao Xin closely to prevent any accidents.
Unexpectedly, just after landing, Jiang Fan bumped into Ruan Yuan again.
So whether they all had their own agendas or ulterior motives, when the group arrived at the gate of Chaoyin Temple, Deng Fei was surprised and said: "The gate of this temple actually opens to the east? This is the first time I have seen it."
Qiao Renjie smiled slightly and chanted slowly: "In the middle of the water of Chaoyin Jingshe, the lonely pine door hides the sunset. The emerald orchids are nestled in the water, and the cormorants are full of fish beams. The fragrance disappears from the cypresses and the spring clouds are cold, and the water drops leak out from the lotus flowers at night.
Chang. The world is full of wars and disturbances, and I want to ask Cihang from the sea of suffering."
After hearing this, Deng Fei nodded slightly, feeling that the poetic conception was really good. However, Zhao Xin and Jiang Fan behind him twitched their mouths slightly, knowing that this was another curse word without any curse words.
The poem Qiao Renjie read was written by Chen Ji, a scholar from the Ming Dynasty. It originally had a far-reaching artistic conception, but when he read it out at this time, the implication was that he accused the Northern Navy of destroying the peaceful scene of "cormorants, birds, fish, and fish beams" and gave him a false impression.
The common people brought "fighting and harassment".
Seeing that Deng Fei didn't react, Qiao Renjie and his colleagues looked at each other and smiled, as if they had won the match right from the start.
Since Chaoyin Temple was selected as the venue for negotiations between the two parties, all the monks in the temple have been driven away and are temporarily staying elsewhere. From the moment they entered the mountain gate, dozens of strong and burly Eight Banners soldiers stood in two lines along both sides of the corridor.
, twenty steps away from each other, all wearing bright clothes and armor, holding muskets, and sabers hanging on their waists.
Deng Fei glanced at it, raised the corner of his mouth, and stopped looking. He raised his hand and waved, and strode towards the corridor on the right side of the Heavenly King's Palace. The civil servants present saw this unconventional person and even burned themselves.
Xiang didn’t do any of the “face projects”, which was amazing.
At this time, Chen Jishan led half of the guard company into the mountain gate. He left a platoon outside the gate. Following his order, another platoon of soldiers stood in the open space between the mountain gate and the Tianwang Hall, and
Those Eight Banners armored soldiers faced each other.
The number of troops led by both sides has been agreed upon before, and the maximum number cannot exceed one hundred and fifty.
The armored soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were all Shangsanbanner troops transferred from the firearms camp in the capital. Although they usually show off their strength and power, it can be seen that they are timid when it comes to the Northern Navy. We are not afraid of fighting alone, but thousands of troops can confront us...
..I really can’t beat him!
But in this scene, if you lose, you don't lose, and you can't lose your status no matter what you say. So the soldiers of the firearms battalion glared at the soldiers of the guard company standing two meters away, but the people of the guard company didn't look down on them at all, they just looked at them like this
Staring calmly, as if the person standing opposite was a big carrot.
The negotiation place between the two parties is located in the Dragon King Hall on the north side of the main hall. Chaoyin Temple is different from other temples. Behind the main hall is the Main Hall, and in the main hall are the three Bodhisattvas, Manjusri, Samantabhadra and Guanyin. The most important thing among the people here is Guanyin.
, because fishermen point to this Bodhisattva for blessing when they go out to sea. Different from other Buddhist temples, there is an attic dedicated to Taoist gods called Liuxian Pavilion to the south of the main hall of Chaoyin Temple.
At this time, there were more than twenty tall internal guards standing on both sides of the door of the Dragon King Palace. They all stood upright and did not look away. Behind them, there were more than a dozen tall guards with blue background and yellow trim.
Tiger head brand.
Deng Fei took a look, what a guy! On the left are the "Imperial Envoy", "Grand Scholar of Wenhua Palace", "Minister of Military Aircraft", "Minister of Lifanyuan", "Minister of Hubu", "Minister of Punishment", "Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs"
Wait. On the right side, in addition to the two imperial envoy signs, there are other words such as "Co-organizer of the Grand Scholar" and "Minister of the Ministry of Official Affairs", "Minister of the Ministry of War", "Zhenghongqi Manchuria Dutong", "Guozijian Sacrifice Wine" and so on.
Although he had watched Qing palace dramas before, they were all dramas in which the emperor and ministers made fun of the poor. Although he knew that He Shen was deeply favored by Qianlong, he only realized what it means to have "power over the ruling and opposition parties" from these rituals today.
It is said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely beaten by Beihai Town. Now they have to keep a low profile no matter what the negotiations are, right?
impossible!
In the middle hall, Mr. Fu Changan and Mr. Liu were already sitting in the hall. When they heard the movement outside, they didn't even move their buttocks, as if the old gods were there. So after Qiao Renjie went in to report, Deng Fei took the
Jiang Fan and a guard walked into the palace in disguise.
Wearing sunglasses, Zhao Xin and Chen Jishan stood at the door, one on the left and the other on the right. The soldiers from that platoon also stood opposite the Ouchi guards, and each of them entered a state of staring at each other.
He Shen, Liu Yong and Fu Chang'an already knew in advance that this man named Deng was the person in charge of the warships of the Northern Navy. According to the corresponding level in the Qing Dynasty, he should be a first-rank naval admiral. But He Shen knew
The system of Beihai Town was completely different from previous dynasties, so I did not dare to look down upon Deng Fei.
Seeing Deng Fei raising his hands to clasp his fists, He Shen stood up with a smile, cupped his hands at Deng Fei and said, "Is this Mr. Deng? I and Zhi Zhai are here under the orders of the emperor for this meeting.
Right Envoy."
An official wearing a python robe and a yellow mantle, who looked slightly similar to Fukang'an, stood up and said: "I, Fuchengzhai, have been ordered by the emperor to be the deputy envoy."
Liu Yong secretly sighed, and also cupped his hands and said: "I, Liu Chongru, have been ordered by the emperor to serve as deputy envoy."
If he hadn't known about it in advance, Deng Fei would have been overjoyed. He introduced himself and the pseudonym Jiang Fan to the three of them, and then everyone sat down.
When the negotiations began, Fu Changan was the first to attack.
"Excuse me, Your Excellency, why did you attack Jinzhou Shuiying? Kill our soldiers?"
Deng Fei smiled slightly, narrowed his eyes and said to Fu Chang'an: "The reason is very simple. How can we allow others to sleep peacefully on the side of the bed? Is this explanation enough?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Oh my god..." Fu Changan was so angry that he almost slapped the table.
Just listen to Deng Fei say again: "You three, we might as well talk openly today. Beihai Town and the Manchu Qing Dynasty have a hostile relationship. It is reasonable and reasonable no matter where we want to fight, so don't get entangled in the reasons. Today we are
We are here to solve the problem. If it cannot be solved, then we will go to Beijing to talk directly to Qianlong. It is no more than the Forbidden City or the Old Summer Palace. If you look for it, you can always find it."
"Presumptuous!" Liu Yong slapped the table with an expression of indignation. Fu Chang'an also stood up suddenly and scolded Deng Fei angrily.
He Shen raised his hand and said: "Master Fu, Master Liu, we all shoulder the great trust of the emperor and our responsibilities are ours. We cannot miss important events." After saying that, he looked up at Deng Fei and said with a smile: "Please also invite Master Deng.
Tell me the regulations, how do you want the imperial court to withdraw from Dagukou?"
"First," Deng Fei raised his hand and pointed a finger, "We hope to purchase 80,000 shi of soybeans in the Liaodong Peninsula."
"Okay, this is not a problem. I will inform the emperor."
"Second, we want people, to be precise, refugees."
Fu Changan was anxious and said quickly: "How can this be unreasonable! I am Qinghai Qingheyan, the world is peaceful, how can there be refugees?"
Liu Yong also reprimanded: "It's ridiculous! I don't know where you heard such uninhibited remarks. My emperor is as kind as heaven. Whenever there is a famine or disaster, he always works hard to rescue, allocates money and food, and orders porridge sheds to be set up everywhere.
, and exempted from taxes, allowing the people to live and work in peace, and everyone in the world praised him."
A hint of sarcasm appeared in the corner of Deng Fei's mouth, and he looked at Fu Chang'an and Liu Yong and said: "Two of you, how many refugees were caused by the Henan disaster in the 51st year of Qianlong's reign? How many refugees were there when the Yellow River burst its banks in the 52nd year of Qianlong's reign? Not to mention the number of refugees in Hebei this year.
There is a flood, do you need me to count it out with you?!"
He glanced at the three people He Shen and a group of civil and military bureaucrats behind him, and finally stared at He Shen and angrily shouted: "There are shacks everywhere outside Chongqing, and countless hungry people are crying for food! In the old forests of Nanba, you can see the fleeing people in ragged clothes.
In the end, they were forced to work as thieves and prostitutes. Don’t they want a way to survive?
And you all have nothing but good clothes and good food, what do you think of the life and death of ordinary people?! A prosperous age? Is this the prosperous age that you sing about every day?"
He Shen's heart skipped a beat. He felt like the other party knew the secret of making countless money. At this time, the seven or eight Manchu officials present all had gloomy faces. Deng Fei's words were like whips, lashing their faces.
It was burning hot, and I felt panic-stricken.
Just listen to Deng Fei's last words: "It's ridiculous! The Qing Dynasty just lost a naval battle, but they didn't even have the courage to face their opponents directly. They actually found two British bandits to test the situation, and even had a Taoist disguised as a book office.
Do you still have any backbone? Thousands of miles of white mountains and black waters have raised such a group of things!"
The more he talked, the angrier he became, and images of Xianfeng fleeing northward in panic, and then signing one treasonous treaty after another, flashed through his mind.
It is true that in the wars against aggression, there have been many loyal and brave soldiers and people with lofty ideals for the country, but what's the use? This regime is rotten to the core. It becomes more and more cowardly and incompetent every time;
Foreign wars are practiced by outsiders and civil wars by experts, until the whole of China is dragged into the abyss.
No wonder Qianlong’s tomb was stolen by warlords, his bones were thrown from the coffin to the ground, and even his teeth were knocked out. What a retribution!
Okay, what Deng Fei said brought all the Manchu and Han officials in the palace to justice, and scolded them bloody. Regardless of whether they were inside or outside the palace, the civil and military officials all looked so gloomy that they could shed tears after hearing this.
Zhao Xin raised his forearm and gave Chen Jishan a thumbs-up gesture. Chen Jishan recalled the miserable situation he and his sister suffered in the market. If it hadn't been for Beihai Town, he would have been a pile of loess in the wilderness.
He Shen coughed lightly. He came today not to engage in a verbal dispute, but to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Even if he had to settle accounts with Beihai Town, that would be settled later.
"Master Deng, there is no need to say any more sentimental words. Your Excellency is right in saying that you and I are still hostile. Even if the imperial court suffered a slight defeat before, it is nothing at all! Please tell us the conditions directly."
"Okay." Deng Fei nodded and said, "This is the pragmatic approach, sir. I will say it directly. As long as you don't provoke, the North Navy can cease war with you for two years. Within half a year, give us five hundred thousand."
Refugees; those fleeing in the mountains and forests of Sichuan and Hubei, as well as the refugees from the Zhili flood."
He Shen, Fu Chang'an and Liu Yong looked at each other and thought that if the court had two years to prepare its troops, it might not have no chance.
Liu Yong said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency has mentioned several times, why do we need refugees in the mountains and forests of Sichuan and Hubei?"
Deng Fei smiled and said: "Mr. Liu, that place is the junction of three provinces, with high mountains and dense forests, and the roads are difficult to navigate. I think even your court will have a hard time managing that place. Instead of letting the White Lotus Sect take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble in the future, why not let us help you in advance?
solve."
After hearing this, the civil and military officials present showed disdain on their faces. They did not believe that Beihai Town could have any good intentions.
He Shen tapped the table with his fingers and was silent for a moment. He had been to Sichuan and Yunnan and knew the situation there to some extent. Then he raised his head and said, "You don't know something. The waterway in Sichuan is really difficult to navigate. I'm afraid half a year is not enough."
"
Deng Fei said: "This matter is quite simple. We will directly send ships into the Huangpu River to transport people to Sichuan."
Heshen immediately refused after hearing this. Just kidding, if he really agreed, the whole Jiangnan would be in chaos. Moreover, there must be no mistakes in the Yangtze River water transportation.
"It's better not to trouble Your Excellency about this. I will wait until I return to Beijing to report to the Emperor, and the Emperor will make a decision."
Deng Fei said: "Okay, but what about the time? There has to be a deadline, right? We can't wait forever. Also, to show your sincerity, you first arrange for 10,000 disaster victims from Hebei to be taken away by us."
Chief Fu, An Xin said sincerity? Three first-rank officials from the imperial court came to negotiate with you, which means they are sincere!
"It's not far from Tianjin to Beijing. I'll give you five more days. If you don't sign the agreement once the five days are up, you all know the result. This time we brought hundreds of cannons and thousands of soldiers, and everyone is here
It’s boring on the boat, so I want to go ashore and have a look.”
The Manchu and Qing militiamen present immediately changed their expressions after hearing this. In their opinion, the Northern Navy could defeat 10,000 Rakshasa with 600 men, and defeat tens of thousands of imperial troops with several thousand men, all relying on cannons and rapid-fire rifles.
As the negotiation came to an end, Deng Fei immediately stood up to leave. He Shen and others stood up to see each other off. When he walked to the door, he accidentally saw Zhao Xin, who was wearing a green steel helmet and sunglasses on the bridge of his nose. He was immediately stunned.
Living.
Four years ago, when He Shen went to Ninggu Pagoda to direct the negotiations, he went to Amida Karen in person. During this period, he disguised himself as Na Qitai's personal soldier and met Zhao Xin himself. The other party's teasing tone and contemptuous expression made him laugh.
He Shen was engraved in his mind. At that time, he simply couldn't understand why the other party dared to fight against the Celestial Empire with a population of hundreds of millions with a small territory.
The problem is that Zhao Xin doesn't know. He came here just to see He Shen himself in order to have a better understanding of him.
Although He Shen had the intention to give an order and asked the Ouchi guards under his command to capture Zhao Xin on the spot, the iron cannons on the large iron ship and the thousands of Beihai soldiers really frightened him. Besides, these people in Beihai Town are all shoulder-to-shoulder.
There was a long gun on the outside of the thigh and a short gun on the outside of the thigh. If we really wanted to fight, we might not be able to win. Maybe he, Fu Changan, and Liu Yong would both become prisoners!
He remembers clearly what happened to Sun Shiyi and his gang back then.
But He Shen was unwilling to let Zhao Xin go like this. He rolled his eyes, pointed at Zhao Xin, and asked Deng Fei: "Excuse me, your Excellency, who is this?"
Deng Fei trembled in his heart and pretended not to care: "Oh, he is my guard. Is there any problem?"
He Shen first complimented Deng Fei and said: "Your Excellency, you are a talented person. He is young. Although he is in the army, he is elegant in appearance, which is really rare in He's life." After saying that, he pointed at Zhao Xin and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "But I am catching a knife by the bedside.
Man, this is a true hero! Hahahaha!"
Deng Fei was stunned when he heard this, and Zhao Xin's eyes hidden behind his sunglasses suddenly widened. Jiang Fan, who had already walked out the door, was even more excited.
The Manchu and Qing civil servants present were all well-read poetry and literature, and many of them had read "Three Kingdoms". Liu Yong was shocked, and immediately thought of the allusion about Cao Cao disguised as a guard to receive the Huns envoy. He looked at Zhao Xin in astonishment, with a look on his face.
His muscles twitched constantly, and even the beard on his chin trembled.
"you......"
"Hey," He Shen pressed the hand that Liu Yong was about to raise, looked at Zhao Xinda, "I was just joking, Mr. Liu, don't be nervous."
After saying that, his face darkened, he cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Deng, let's give it a five-day period. We will inform the emperor and wait for the emperor's decision!"