Li Zicheng immediately gave an order to the Fifth Division, asking Yang Kun to go directly to Fushun to assist the North Sea Fleet Marine Army in attacking Fushun, and then gave orders to the Tiger Cavalry and Wolf Cavalry, asking them to leave Shengjing overnight and rush to Fushun.

The cavalry took action, ten thousand horses galloped, and the sound of horses' hooves would definitely alarm the defenders in the city, Li Zicheng asked the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry to slow down their horses, try not to make any movement, and at the same time ordered four cannons to fire at the same time.

Because of the eight princesses, all kinds of artillery naturally can't bombard the city.

Li Zicheng told the artillerymen that as long as they fired artillery outside the city, they could bombard the city wall at most, and there was no need to shell the defenders inside the city, and the artillery fire did not need to be too dense, as long as they continued to shell and cover the sound of horses' hooves.

After continuous shelling for half an hour, the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry had already gone far away, and Li Zicheng gave the order to "stop the shelling and return to the camp to rest."

The defenders at the head of the city sent the news of the artillery bombardment of the Mandate of Heaven to Prince Rui's mansion as usual, and Dolgon suddenly frowned: Chi Qilong and the Eighth Princess, obviously negotiated with Li Zicheng, why did the Mandate of Heaven Army shell again?

Soon after, the defenders sent a message again, the artillery of the Mandate of Heaven Army was basically empty artillery, and there was no shelling at the head of the city, and Dolgon laughed: Li Zicheng is just hiding people's eyes, it seems that he is quite satisfied with the eighth princess!

Li Zicheng was idle, and every day he took his own soldiers to patrol outside the city, deliberately appearing in the sight of the defenders, but secretly sent his own soldiers to investigate the terrain around Shengjing, and gathered them into a topographic map, far away from the people of Shengjing City, and also began to do work, so that they could return to the embrace of China as soon as possible.

What he didn't expect, Chi Qilong didn't come over the next day.

Li Zicheng smiled bitterly, could it be that the eighth princess was angry? Will she be against a kiss?

That's fine, the longer the time is off, the better it will be for the Mandate of Heaven Army.

However, Li Zicheng only got away with it for one day, and the next morning, Chi Qilong came and officially talked with Gong Dingyu about the eighth princess and relatives.

In order to express the sincerity of the Qing Dynasty, Chi Qilong suggested: "The day after tomorrow is set for the day after tomorrow, the Qing Dynasty is responsible for all the dowries of the eight princesses, and on the Huaxia side, only need to prepare enough dowry." ”

Gong Dingyu naturally objected, "In such a short time, how can it be possible to prepare enough dowry?" ”

Chi Qilong seems to have been prepared, "The dowry is easy to handle, as long as Lord Gong sends out the silver, everything will be handled by the Qing Dynasty, there is no shortage of things in the palace, as for the silver, it doesn't matter how much, it represents the mind of the Chinese emperor......"

Gong Dingyu was so anxious that his head sweated, "Mr. Chi, the emperor of Huaxia married the princess of the Qing Dynasty, how can such a big thing be hasty?" You have to think long-term!"

Chi Qilong lowered his voice and said: "Lord Gong should understand that this time it is a kiss, not a real marriage, naturally the sooner the better, besides, the eighth princess is married to the emperor of Huaxia, and she is not a wife...... According to the envoy's intentions, it is best to send the eighth princess over tomorrow, and the envoy is also well, but he has a ...... mind."

"Mr. Chi laughed," Gong Dingyu thought that he was retreating, "Mr. Chi is so sloppy, once the eighth princess knows the truth, I'm afraid she won't be grateful to you, right?" ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Chi Qilong sighed, "When I went back the day before yesterday, the eighth princess kept arguing about not marrying, saying that she was too young and not yet the age to get married, and later she was still the regent of the emperor's uncle and the queen of Xiaoduan......"

Gong Dingyu was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "How old is the eighth princess this year?" ”

"The eighth princess was born in the eighth year of Tiancong (1634 AD), and she is exactly thirteen years old this year......"

"Thirteen?" Gong Dingyu was shocked, but he smiled secretly in his heart, "Mr. Chi, this is troublesome, it's all the fault of the lower officials......"

"Lord Gong......"

"Mr. Chi doesn't know," Gong Dingyu wanted to block Chi Qilong's back road in advance, "The eighth princess came to Huaxia to make peace, naturally she had to abide by the etiquette of Huaxia......"

"This is natural," Chi Qilong arched his hand and said: "As long as Mr. says it, the Qing Dynasty will do it, and as long as the eighth princess leaves the palace of the Qing Dynasty, she will follow the etiquette of Huaxia." ”

"Mr. Chi doesn't know," Gong Dingyu returned the salute and said, "According to the laws of China, a woman must be at least fifteen years old to marry...... It was the fault of the officials that they didn't ask the age of the eighth princess that day...... I beg Mr. Chi for forgiveness!"

"This ......"

Gong Dingyu smiled secretly in his heart, but he looked helpless, "Mr. Chi, the wedding date must be postponed!"

"Postponement? Impossible, the Qing Dynasty is ready, the princess is married, it is not a trivial matter, how can the marriage be postponed to two years later? Chi Qilong was also anxious, "The emperor of Huaxia, can't he ......?"

"Absolutely not!" Gong Dingyu said: "If China governs the country according to law, it is the emperor, and it cannot violate the laws of the country!"

"This ......" Chi Qilong suddenly felt wrong, "There are also many Han people inside and outside Shengjing City, and there are not ......a few women who marry before the age of fifteen."

"They have been under the rule of the Manchus for a long time, and they have become accustomed to the customs of the Manchus......"

"However, the Ming Dynasty does not have such a law......"

"Daming may not have it, but Huaxia has," Gong Dingyu was secretly happy in his heart, fortunately the emperor was ready for everything, he pretended to be sad, and said: "Mr. Lao Fu went back to tell the imperial uncle regent and Empress Xiaoduan of the Qing Dynasty, if the eighth princess marries into China at this time, it will not only be unfavorable to the emperor, but the eighth princess will return to Beijing, and in the palace in the future, she will not be able to raise her head, can Mr. Chi bear to watch the eighth princess live like a year in this life?" ”

"The arrow is on the string, I have to send it," Chi Qilong pondered for a moment, and said: "At this time, it is ......absolutely impossible to push the marriage period of the eighth princess to two years later."

"However, it is impossible for the emperor to marry the eighth princess now, and the emperor will never break the laws of Huaxia for his own private affairs," Gong Dingyu said: "Huaxia is different from the Qing Dynasty, once the law is formulated, the emperor must take the lead in abiding by it, 'The prince violates the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people', I don't know if Mr. Chi has heard of it?" ”

"I've heard of it, but ......" Chi Qilong's eyebrows tightened and muttered, "Is there really no way to work around?" ”

Gong Dingyu said categorically, "Absolutely not!"

Chi Qilong slowly stood up and walked around in the tent, sometimes scratching his ears and cheeks, sometimes shaking his head and sighing, sometimes his face was happy, sometimes he was sad, I don't know how long it took, he finally patted his thigh, "That's all!"

Gong Dingyu was taken aback, the emperor raised an unsolvable problem, could it be broken by Chi Qilong? What is Chi Qilong's good plan? He raised his head and looked at Chi Qilong with a suspicious gaze.

"Lord Gong, the eighth princess is young, and according to the laws of Huaxia, she can't marry the emperor of Huaxia for the time being," Chi Qilong's face was solemn, and he said: "We don't force it, but the matter of harmony is urgent!"

Gong Dingyu was anxious for a while, "I don't know what Mr. Chi can do?" ”

"The princess can't get married, but the matter of harmony can't be delayed," Chi Qilong's face turned pale, and he seemed to have made a lot of determination, "The emperor of Huaxia can marry the eighth princess of the Qing Dynasty now, as for when the marriage will be officially completed, it is the matter of the Emperor of China, and the Qing Dynasty will not interfere." ”

"No, no, absolutely not," Gong Dingyu waved his hand again and again, "If the emperor marries the eighth princess, in China, who knows that the emperor has not married the eighth princess?" Huaxia was not worried about the Qing Dynasty, but worried about Huaxia in China, if the emperor violated the laws of Huaxia, then who would obey the laws of Huaxia in the future? ”

"That's the only way," Chi Qilong gritted his teeth and said, "Daqing will do it according to the etiquette of the princess's marriage, and Huaxia can let the eighth princess ...... without following the etiquette of marrying The eighth princess is by the side of the Emperor of China, acting as a maidservant, and the Emperor of China is on a campaign, and there must always be a woman waiting by his side!"

"Still no," Chi Qilong was secretly frightened, "The eighth princess has golden branches and jade leaves, how can she appear as a maidservant, isn't this an insult to the eighth princess?" The emperor will never agree!"

"Lord Gong, the Qing Dynasty has made the biggest concession, is Huaxia not sincere?" Chi Qilong said angrily: "What is the purpose of Lord Gong's pushing? ”

"Mr. Chi is angry!" Gong Dingyu got up and pressed Chi Qilong on Mazha, "The lower official is also kind, lest Mr. be a bad man......"

"What does Master Gong mean......"

"After all, the eighth princess is the concubine of Empress Xiaoduan, if she marries into Huaxia as a maidservant," Gong Dingyu paused and said: "Not only is the lower official distressed, but even the emperor's uncle regent and Empress Xiaoduan will not agree......"

"Lord Gong doesn't have to worry, in the Qing Dynasty, the envoy will ask the emperor's uncle regent and Empress Xiaoduan for the sake of the Qing Dynasty...... The friendship with Huaxia lasts forever, and the envoy thinks that they will not refuse," Chi Qilong said: "I don't know what Lord Gong else has to say?" ”

"Since Mr. is like this, the lower officials ......" Gong Dingyu arched his hand to Chi Qilong, and said: "The lower officials also have to ask the emperor what he means, after all, it is the emperor who marries the eighth princess, if the emperor is not happy, the lower officials are also powerless......

Chi Qilong returned the salute, "That envoy is waiting for good news here!"

"Sir, wait a minute, the next official will come when he goes!" Gong Dingyu fled in the wilderness, came to Li Zicheng's big tent, knelt down on the ground, and "ask the emperor to surrender ......"

"Get up and speak," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Didn't Aiqing talk to Chi Qilong, what are you guilty of?" ”

"Your Majesty......" Gong Dingyu explained the situation just now in detail, "Your Majesty, Chi Qilong seems to be iron-hearted......"

"Huh?" Li Zicheng said in his heart, Chi Qilong is obviously in a hurry, this is the attitude of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, is it for the cattle and sheep in the city, or does Dolgon think that if the eighth princess marries into Huaxia, the Mandate of Heaven Army will retreat?

Can an eighth princess reverse national events?

"The Emperor's ......"

Li Zicheng thought for a moment, laughed, and said, "Since Chi Qilong is so humane, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has made huge concessions, why should I refuse people thousands of miles away?" Gong Aiqing, promise Chi Qilong, the morning after tomorrow, let them send the eighth princess over!"

"Your Majesty, it's all the sins of the ministers......"

"Gong Aiqing has done her best, what is the crime?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Gong Aiqing, the eighth princess has entered my big tent, Chi Qilong should come to the peace talks, Aiqing has to prepare early, don't let Chi Qilong succeed easily!"