When Dolgon returned to Prince Rui's mansion, it was already midnight, and Dafu Jinsu and Bara were so sleepy that they couldn't open their eyes, but she was still waiting for Dolgon in the bedroom.

The sound of "squeak" opening the door woke Sue and Bara up, and when they saw Dolgon coming back, they hurriedly greeted him, "Lord Wang......"

Dolgon was stunned, "Why didn't Da Fu Jin fall asleep?" ”

Su and Bala Waner smiled, "The concubine can't sleep!" The concubine knows that it won't be too long for the prince to deal with the family affairs of the king of Rao Yujun!"

Dolgon hugged Sue and Barra in his arms and rubbed her face with his own face, "Great Blessing Jin!"

Su and Bara closed their eyes and cooperated with Dolgon's movements very obediently, and after a while, Fang said: "Lord Wang, the artillery fire of the Mandate of Heaven has stopped, are the warriors suffering heavy casualties?" ”

"There are no statistics for the time being, there will be a number tomorrow morning," Dolgon slowly let go of Sue and Bara, his face sad, "At the head of the city, the warriors have suffered heavy casualties...... There was blood everywhere on the city, and the firearms of the Mandate of Heaven were too sharp......"

Su and Bala closed their eyes in pain, took a deep breath, and opened their eyes randomly, "Lord Wang, tell the truth, can Sheng Jing hold it?" ”

"This ......" Dolgon caressed Sue and Barra's faces, "The warriors will defend Shengjing with blood, Dafujin rest assured, Shengjing will be fine, it's late, let's sleep, there will be a meeting tomorrow." ”

Su and Bala nodded slightly, waiting for Dolgon to strip and get into the quilt, "Even the prince can't do anything, what can the court meet?" ”

"Da Fu Jin?"

"Lord," Su and Bara leaned their heads closer to Dolgon, and said carefully, "Lord, it's really not good, you might as well ......"

"What about it?"

"You might as well make peace with Huaxia," Su and Bala said: "Huaxia's firearms are powerful, and Shengjing will ...... sooner or later."

"No way!" Dolgon flatly refused, "The warriors of the Great Qing Dynasty would rather die in battle than surrender to the enemy!"

"The meaning of the concubine body is not to let the prince surrender," Su and Bala said with a smile: "The concubine body is saying that if the prince can't relieve Shengjing, then make peace with the Heavenly Mandate Army, peace talks!"

"Peace talks?"

"Lord Wang, the concubine knows that the Mandate of Heaven Army will not be able to break through Shengjing for a while and a half," Su and Bala said: "However, the prince can't repel the Mandate of Heaven Army, and there is no shortage of food in the city, but what about cattle and sheep?" If there is no forage, cattle and sheep can only be killed, what will happen next year? Without livestock, even if we keep Shengjing, we won't be able to survive......"

Dolgon pondered for a moment and said, "Dafu Jin, who taught you these words?" ”

"The concubine has never left the palace, so who will teach the concubine?" Su and Bala said gently: "The concubine is idle and has nothing to do, and she thinks about it herself, the concubine watches the prince work hard for the country, it's too hard, so she wants to help the prince, I don't know what the concubine said, does it make sense?" ”

"It seems to be true," muttered Dolgon, "I'm afraid it's hard to put it into practice?" ”

"Why?"

"First of all, it is difficult to pass in the court, and the military generals of the Qing Dynasty have always despised the Han people, so how can they easily negotiate with the Han people?"

"This is simple," Su and Bala smiled lightly, "If anyone is against it, let him lead his troops out of the city to fight, if he wants to hold on to Shengjing, then kill his cattle and sheep first, and let him drink the northwest wind next year!"

"Out of town to fight?" Dolgon suddenly had a bitter face, "It's good to be able to hold Shengjing, with the sharp firearms of the Mandate of Heaven Army, if anyone goes out of the city to fight, it is looking for death, but is it not a way to defend the city, we have no reinforcements outside, and sooner or later we will be trapped and ......killed by the Mandate of Heaven Army."

Sue and Bara gently stroked Dolgon's chest, "So the concubine thinks that peace talks are a good idea!"

"It's just ......" Dolgon hesitated: "The Qing Dynasty and Huaxia, as well as the Ming Dynasty before Huaxia, have fought for so long, what results can they achieve in peace talks?" Now that the Mandate of Heaven army is coming to the city, it is a peace negotiation, and I am afraid it will not be good for the Qing Dynasty......"

"Contact first, if the conditions in Huaxia are too difficult, we will not be too late," Su and Bara said, "At least we can buy some time." ”

"I'm afraid time is of little use...... Dolgon thought, now that Shengjing was surrounded on all sides, there was no communication, and there was no way to even call for help.

Even if the warriors break through, who can they turn to for help?

Korqin?

The last time the Mongolian flag was formed, Horqin had already pushed back and blocked, and as a result, only the Mongolian white flag was formed...... It seems that the Mongolian flag did not play much of a role, and was completely annihilated by the Mandate of Heaven army in only one battle.

The combat effectiveness of the Mandate of Heaven Army......

Judging from the artillery on the east and south of the city, no matter which flag goes out of the city to fight, the result is probably the same!

Dolgon sighed secretly, he really had nothing to do, "Peace talks may be a good way out, but I don't know how big the appetite of the Mandate of Heaven is......"

Su and Bala laughed and said, "Lord Wang, no matter how big the appetite of the Heavenly Mandate Army is, it's better than Sheng Jing being trapped and broken, right?" ”

Dolgon sighed again, "Dafu Jin sleeps first, this king has to think for a while, think about all the possibilities, no, let Fan Wencheng come over, this king wants to listen to his thoughts." ”

"Lord Wang, it's so late......"

"No, this king is going to see him now," Dolgon gently pushed Su and Bala away, "Since there is a peace negotiation, then it is early, if it drags on, the greater the casualties of the warriors, the more detrimental it will be to the Qing Dynasty." ”

After dawn, Dolgon dragged his extremely tired body to participate in the court meeting, and he couldn't afford to be scattered in the court, he didn't care about worshiping Abatai, but left Daishan, Azig, Zilharang, Luo Luohun, and Yue Le, who had just taken over as the owner of the Zhenglan Banner.

Coupled with the Shunzhi Emperor, who controlled the Zhenghuang and Yellow Banners, the Qing Dynasty held a top-secret meeting attended only by the owners of the Eight Banners.

Half an hour later, the meeting adopted Dolgon's proposal for "peace talks with China", Azig, Zilharang, and Yue Le agreed, Daishan and Luo Luohun abstained, Emperor Shunzhi was still a minor, and did not have the right to vote, and his yellow flag and inlaid yellow flag were decided by the emperor's uncle regent Dolgon and the first regent Jilharang.

The meeting decided that Chi Qilong, who had sent several envoys to the Ming Dynasty, would be the envoy of the peace talks, and Chi Qilong would be appointed as the Ministry of Rites to participate in politics; Luo Luohun took the initiative to ask to send an envoy to Huaxia, hoping to observe Huaxia's military strength at close range, but he was the king of the county and could not be placed under Chi Qilong, so he assumed the pseudonym Luo Wenfeng as Chi Qilong's deputy envoy.

Dolgon didn't care about lunch, and immediately summoned Chi Qilong, explained, and asked him to go to the camp outside the southern city of the Mandate of Heaven Army after lunch to ask to see the chief general of the Mandate of Heaven Army.

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Li Zicheng got up early in the morning, breathed in the fresh air for a while, and the pro-soldiers served to freshen up and have breakfast, and were about to pull out the camp and rush to Shengjing, when the pro-soldiers behind caught up, "Your Majesty, the urgent news from the Beijing Division!"

"Jingshi urgent news?" Li Zicheng was taken aback, at such a critical time, there will be no major incident in Jingshi, right? Nervous, he slowly tore open the cover, unfolded the message, and glanced at it quickly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile.

He Xiaomi felt that it was a good thing, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty ......"

Li Zicheng scanned the message, then folded it and stuffed it into his arms, "Xiaomi, we need to leave later, polish the ink, I have to go back to the book first." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" He Xiaomi did it himself, and after a while, half of the ink was ground out of the inkstone, "Your Majesty, are these enough?" ”

"Let's do it first!" Li Zicheng returned to the big tent, sat down in front of the desk, spread out a piece of bright yellow paper, thought for a moment, and completed it in one go, a full page, but half a pillar of incense.

When the ink on the paper was dry, Li Zicheng folded the paper and handed it to He Xiaomi, "Seal it and send it back to Jingshi as soon as possible." ”

"Yes!" Seeing that Li Zicheng was very cautious, He Xiaomi didn't dare to ask, so he personally sealed his mouth and handed it over to the herald.

Li Zicheng couldn't suppress his excitement in the end, waited until He Xiaomi came back, and said with a faint smile: "Xiaomi, do you know what the message is?" ”

"I don't know!"

"The Firearms Bureau's message," Li Zicheng's eyes widened regardless of He Xiaomi, and continued: "The Firearms Bureau has developed metal bullets, and the corresponding thirty rifles have been cast, and the results of the test are good. ”

"Metal bullets?" He Xiaomi didn't know what the significance of metal bullets was, but the emperor valued it so much, it must be a huge innovation in rifle technology, "Your Majesty, metal bullets and new rifles ......"

"The range will increase, and the hit rate will also increase," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Once a soldier is proficient in archery, the hit rate can reach at least fifty percent." ”

"Fifty percent? Will the range increase? He Xiaomi couldn't close her mouth, saliva flowed from the corners of her mouth, and a long line of water was pulled.

"Haha," Li Zicheng pointed at He Xiaomi, "Look at your appearance, as long as Huaxia's science and technology continue to develop, there will be more advanced weapons in the future." ”

"Your Majesty," He Xiaomi finally came to his senses, "Has the Emperor let the Firearms Bureau produce it in large quantities?" And what about the Xining rifle? ”

"The number of new rifles cannot meet the deployment requirements of the army for the time being, so the Xining rifle cannot be eliminated for the time being," Li Zicheng said: "However, I will gradually stop the production of Xining rifles and replace them with new rifles, and will only eliminate Xining rifles when all battalions are equipped with new rifles!"

He Xiaomi couldn't wait, "Your Majesty, what year and month will this be waiting until ......?"

Li Zicheng smiled indifferently: "Yes, therefore, the new rifle can only be produced at a faster pace and installed in the army as soon as possible." ”

He Xiaomi said again: "In the future, the army will be equipped with new rifles, but what about Xining rifles......

"When the time comes, Huaxia will not be needed, but they will always be useful," Li Zicheng smiled mysteriously, "Xiaomi, pack up, let's rush to Shengjing as soon as possible!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers are all packed up and ready to leave at any time!"

Li Zicheng left the location of the camp and rushed to Shengjing with his own soldiers, not in a hurry along the way, but slowly, he could come down at any time to check it out, as if looking at the scenery: clear sky, wide official roads, large pastures, but these pastures, mixed with a lot of arable land, winter wheat is about to grow......

It's nice to be able to grow crops!