Yonggui jumped up from the sofa, turned around and saw Shi Shi Ge Ge walking in from the entrance, with that elusive "Fourteen Ge Ge Ge" smile on his face.
She took off her gloves and hat, handed them to the maid beside her, and smiled at Yonggui:
"Why, Yonggui, it's been so long since we last met, don't you recognize me?"
Yonggui looked at the fourteen girls in front of him, his throat rolled nervously, and his eyes slowly stared at the straight dark green woolen military uniform of a Ming military colonel, and the People's Guard colonel epaulettes that glowed with golden velvet under the palace lantern.
More than ten months ago, the woman in front of him was still his immediate boss and master. Now... In the past ten months, Fourteen Gege defected to Nanming, was named a princess, took up an important position in the People's Guard, and attended press conferences...
Si Gege has become a celebrity in Nanming and other parts of the world, a legendary princess, and has become the object of intense pursuit and discussion by various media and the public.
However, within the Qing Dynasty, the four words "Fourteen Princesses" were "forced to disappear". They were not allowed to appear in newspapers, radio broadcasts, documents, meetings, or in everyone's daily speech.
Even senior officials like them inside Sticky Rod Office, when they occasionally talk quietly about the four words "Fourteen Grids", they always subconsciously keep silent and look around to make sure no one has heard before they dare to speak in a low voice.
…
Yonggui knew very well that after a few years, more than ten years, or at most one generation, the words "Fourteen Gege" would completely disappear in the land controlled by the Qing Dynasty. The older generation would wisely keep it until they die.
Silence, the younger generation will have no idea that there is such a person as "Fourteen Princesses". Whether "Fourteen Princesses" is a person, a memory, or just these four words, they will all be thrown into the "black hole of forgetfulness". In the past,
It has never existed, does not exist now, and will not exist in the future.
Yes, it will not exist in the future. Even if any prince in the future gives birth to a daughter who happens to be the thirteenth, he will stop it with a tacit understanding and seal the sword and will never give birth to a fourteenth daughter again.
…
But now, that "four words" that had been sealed in dust for ten months suddenly stood opposite him, and he was a living person of flesh and blood. Yonggui couldn't accept it for a while.
"You... ten... ten... grids..."
Yonggui's lips trembled, trying hard to say the "four words" that were banned in the north. He didn't expect to meet the Fourteenth Gege in the south. Because from the perspective of the high-level officials in Beiqing, including Niangan,
The Fourteenth Princess was named a princess in Nanming and served in the People's Guard. For Nanming, the symbolic significance is far greater than the practical significance. Even if the Fourteenth Princess has a title in the People's Guard, she has no real power. What's the point of secret negotiations?
He won't involve her either.
But now it seems that this is far from the case.
For Yonggui, even what to call the Fourteenth Princess is a big problem now. And what should be the attitude towards the Fourteenth Princess? Should he be cold-faced? Give him a stern rebuke? Or should he let nature take its course and be harmonious?
?For the former, he is in politics
Of course, it is safe to go up. After all, I clearly stated my position when I came up. But I came here to ask for peace under the emperor's orders. In this case, there is no peace talks. But if there is peace, no matter how successful the peace talks are, there is no guarantee that there will be no peace after returning.
Someone used the topic to his advantage and framed him up.
Yonggui stared blankly at the fourteenth grid, the sweat on his forehead was already pouring down, and he stood there like a wooden stake for a while.
Shi Shi Ge Ge came from Beiqing. How could she not guess what Yong Gui was thinking about now?
When she looked at Yonggui's current pitiful situation, she suddenly felt an indescribable feeling of joy in her heart. A feeling of being able to breathe freely and breathe at will.
Shi Shi Ge Ge sat down on the sofa opposite Yong Gui, took out the sterling silver cigarette case, took out a slender lady's cigarette and smoked it, exhaled a puff of light smoke, and said with a smile:
"Yonggui, are you scared?"
The sweat on Yonggui's head became even more intense, his face began to turn pale, and his throat was rolling. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't.
"Forget it, Yonggui," Shi Shigege smoked, shook his head and smiled, "You don't have to say it, I understand how you feel."
She leaned on the sofa, holding a cigarette and sighed:
"In the north, I have been so afraid. And I am much more afraid than you. In the north, no one is not afraid, even people like you and me are afraid, let alone others. Those in power are too guilty... The most guilty thing is
Guangwu himself. Let me tell you, he himself was extremely scared all day long. He was too guilty. He didn’t dare to mention me. As soon as I mentioned it,
If you want to find out why I came to the south, you have to find out how the six princes died. You have to find out how Guangwu came to power. He has to cover other people's mouths with all his strength. Alas, this is also the case for the Qing Dynasty.
It’s a unique logic. If you don’t let me talk about it, it means it didn’t happen. Haha, ostrich, if your head is stuck in the sand, your whole body will be stuck in the sand.”
Yonggui was covered in cold sweat, and he was about to faint as he stood there swaying. His throat was rolling, and he was trying to muster up the courage to refute her. In the north, no one dared to speak like this. Now ten
When Si Gege mentioned this, if he didn't refute sharply, he would be in too much danger if word spread to the north.
However, Fourteen Gege raised his chin:
"Zi Teng."
"Hey, hey," Stomachache hurriedly came over and smiled attentively, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Fourteen giggled and said:
"Arrange a room and a radio station for Yonggui, and ask him to ask Guangwu for instructions first. He said that he accidentally met Ben Gege in Nanjing. In order to negotiate the big plan, what attitude should he use to face Ben Gege? Haha, otherwise Yonggui
I can’t even get through this meal.”
His stomach ached and he understood, and said to Yonggui with a smile:
"Brother Yonggui, please?"
Only then did Yonggui take a breath. He wanted to find a few more words to say and find a way to get off the stairs. But looking at the smiling faces and the pain in his stomach, he found that he couldn't find a word. He panicked.
He nodded, shook his head again, dragged his feet weakly, and staggered out with a stomachache.
…
After a while, Yonggui came back with a stomachache.
Now Yonggui looked relaxed, chatting and laughing, and was a completely different person. When he came to the lounge just now, he found that there were already several men and women sitting there. Except for Fourteen Gege, they were all "legendary" figures: the Commander of the People's Guard
Xiang Xiaoqiang, the "internal shopkeeper" Shang Xiu of the People's Guard, Zheng Yucong, the princess of Leping County, Jiang Meilu, deputy director of the Dongchang First Bureau, and even two very dazzling people——
One is Huizhang, the commander of the Fangcheng Army who just surrendered to Nanming! The other is the tank designer who defected to Nanming not long ago, Dorobeile Aixinjueluo-Pu Heng! The Fourteenth Gege and Pu Heng were sitting together, chatting as if
Very happy.
Everyone was laughing and chatting, and when he came in, the room fell silent.
But at this time, Yonggui was no longer the same Yonggui as before. He walked in with square steps, bowed to everyone around him, and said with a smile:
"Hello everyone, hello everyone, hehehe..."
Stomachache smiled and said:
"Let me introduce to you, this is the special negotiation envoy from Beijing, Mr. Yonggui. Mr. Yonggui, the right deputy director of the stick stick department, hehehe..."
Then everyone else laughed "hehe" and nodded and exchanged greetings, as if they were old friends.
Yonggui half-squinted his eyes, looking at the Ming army uniform on Shi Shi Ge Ge, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, thinking about it. He strode over, and in full view of everyone, he stabbed Shi Shi Ge Ge one by one.
He said loudly in Manchu:
"Aha Yonggui, Ndur Lin'e, Ezhini Xianlehebobaimi! (My slave Yonggui, please give my regards to Gege!)"
The room immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at Shi Fengge. There was a hint of strangeness in the air.
Fourteen Princess turned her head to look at him, nodded and smiled:
"Yili (get up)!"
Then he turned around and continued to laugh quietly with Pu Heng.
Yonggui was stuck in the ground, his head lowered, his face a little confused.
He originally wanted to use this banner man to pay his respects and "bring the Fourteenth Princess back to its original shape" in front of everyone, but he didn't expect that this person was so generous and didn't care at all.
Seeing that he was still stuck on the ground, Shi Shigege turned around and said with a smile in Beijing dialect:
"Kick!"
Yonggui took a deep breath and stood up with a smile. He took a step forward and said with a smile on his face:
"Gege, how have you been these past few months? All your subordinates are thinking of you!"
Fourteen Gege raised his head and said with a smile:
"I miss you too! In the few months since I left, you have all become more successful, Yonggui you have become more successful too, and you and Chongshan have picked up the sticking points, hahaha! Do a good job! ... What, then,
I will go back to Beijing to see everyone in a few months."
Yong Gui's face froze and his muscles twitched. Looking at Shi Shi Ge Ge's smiling face, he immediately understood the meaning of the last sentence.
There was an unsuppressed chuckle. Yonggui quickly turned around and saw Zheng Yucong, smiling, wiping the tea on his chin with a hot towel, and then elegantly putting the hot towel back on the plate.
Yonggui turned around again, smiled with Shi Shigege, nodded and smiled with Pu Heng next to him, made a slight gesture of greeting, which was considered to be a sign of appreciation, and said with a smile:
"Hey, Lord Beile, you're so good!"
Pu Heng was in his thirties, wearing glasses, and was very polite. Although he was a cousin of the 14th Prince, he was a scholar and an honest scholar. He just nodded and smiled.
Yonggui turned around and was about to leave, but Huizhang next to him stopped him:
"I said, Mr. Yong, you are wrong. Even if Liu Beile comes here, he is still the Beile of our banner people, the elder of the Gege family, and his surname is Aixinjueluo. Is this how you greet me?"
Yonggui was startled, turned around, stared at Huizhang, and cursed in his heart: You, a surrendered general, have now taken the reward from Nanming and become a slave of the Han people, so you are here to teach me a lesson?
He quickly glanced at Shi Shigege and saw that she didn't speak. She just lowered her head, holding the tea cup, stirring the tea leaves one by one, and blowing gently. But Pu Heng himself was quite embarrassed, lowering his head and smiling.
, gently holding the glasses on the bridge of his nose.
Yonggui suddenly understood: Huizhang must be watching his words now, and would give Shirige Gege an eye for an eye and embarrass himself.
Several dignitaries of the Southern Ming Dynasty were also holding tea cups and "watching" with smiles.
Yonggui gritted his teeth, put on a smile again, and stabbed Pu Heng again, saying vaguely:
"Greetings to Lord Beile!"
Pu Heng waved his hand loyally:
"Oh, get up, get up."
Yonggui sneered in his heart and still didn't get up. He just raised his head and looked at the fourteenth grid. What he meant was: Who are you, Pu Heng, and I will get up if you ask me to? Who are you, Huizhang, and are you asking me to greet you?
Just say hello? I’m doing this all to save the face of Shi Shige Ge!
It seemed that Shishi Gege didn’t intend to make things difficult for him anymore. He took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and said:
"Oh, come on... You still respect me so much now, I have to thank you. But Yonggui, you have to know that Uncle Heng is my sixth uncle. If you respect me, you must also respect me Heng
Uncle Six."
Yonggui could only say:
"嗻."
Then he got up.
…
After sitting down again, Shi Shi Ge Ge introduced everyone in the hall to Yong Gui with a smile. Yong Gui originally thought that Shi Shi Ge Ge was a powerless princess in Nanming.
But looking at her in front of this room of Nanming senior officials, she seemed to be
The center of these people doesn't talk like a "princess in name" at all, she is an actual person in charge with great power. Even her immediate boss Xiang Xiaoqiang and the real Princess Nanming all smile at him.
Yes, respect her like a big sister.
Moreover, even for Huizhang and Pu Heng, Pu Heng had an honest personality and appeared to be more reserved, while Huizhang did not have the fear and fear of surrendering a general at all, and he talked and laughed very naturally.
Huizhang did not wear a military uniform, but a suit and dress. Yonggui knew that he was no longer a soldier, but just a wealthy civilian with 500,000 yuan. But what Yonggui didn't know was that Huizhang had now obtained Nanming citizenship.
I have gained my identity, now I am a writer
Sitting here as a citizen of Ming Dynasty. The dual effects of the self-confidence brought by 500,000 Ming oceans and the sense of security brought by Ming citizenship made Huizhang feel extremely good now. Even though he was sitting with the senior officials of Nan Ming,
It’s also completely letting go.
The situation of these Manchus after they surrendered to Nanming was completely different from what Yonggui had originally thought. It was completely different.
…
The banquet started at 7:30. Although the standard of this reception banquet was high, the scale was small. There was only one table, and these people attended.
The Fourteenth Princess seemed to be the host of the banquet. He first led everyone to raise a toast to welcome Mr. Yonggui, and then led everyone to raise a toast to Zheng Yucong.
"Cong Cong is the 'young master' here," Shishi Gege said with a smile, holding up his wine glass, "Yonggui, you know, this Wuwang Villa is their family's property, and this meal tonight belongs to their old Zheng family.
Be the host, hehehe..."
"Ah, hahaha," Yonggui immediately raised his wine glass and smiled at Zheng Yucong, "Then we really have to toast the princess! Princess, please thank King Yanping on Yonggui's behalf! Hahaha..."
"It's easy to talk, but the hospitality is not good..." Zheng Yuqing smiled insincerely. The last negotiation experience in the Beiqing Dynasty made her not have a good impression of these stick-stick officials at all, "Well, you should do your best as a landlord..."
Fourteen giggled and said:
"Today, we are borrowing the wine table from Cong Cong's family to welcome Mr. Yonggui who has come from afar. Secondly, we are also taking this opportunity to gather together as bannermen in Nanjing and talk about our daily life.
...Haha, it’s rare for everyone to get together. Yonggui happened to be here too, so I decided to take care of Uncle Heng Liu.
Oh, and Huizhang has also been summoned... Haha, Cong Cong, you will order me to roast a suckling pig later... You know, Beijing's hanging oven roast pig, this belongs to our banner people
Traditional dishes... This Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine is all fish. I am used to it, but Uncle Heng Liu, Yonggui and Huizhang are not used to it, hehehe..."
…
Tonight, Yonggui saw the status of the Fourteenth Princess in Nanming. With her protection, these bannermen in Nanming were indispensable. In the past month since the war started, the Ming army's propaganda against the Qing Dynasty was very important.
One is "Destroy the Qing Dynasty but not the Manchus", and promise to implement "Manchu-Han reconciliation" after reunifying China.
Policy. However, most of the Manchu high-level officials in the Northern Qing Dynasty did not believe it. Especially the Manchus who had more comprehensive access to the real historical materials of the massacre at the entrance to the pass did not believe it and did not dare to
Xinnan Minghui will be polite to the bannermen. This is also an important reason why the Eight Banners Division has strong combat effectiveness against the Ming Dynasty.
But now, Yonggui saw something different from what he had in mind. Although it was just a small corner and it was probably staged deliberately, it still broke his impression. What's more, if you were acting, you wouldn't be able to do something like this.
Natural, right?
…
The next morning, negotiations between the two parties officially began.