858 Let my Daming cut the land? Reparations? inexistent

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Du Zhizhi did not live in the hotel and returned to his mansion without authorization, which made Chongzhen very angry when he found out.

But for the sake of the overall situation, Chongzhen still chose to endure it, just a lackey, whether he kills him or not is just a little minion, and it is not worth it to spoil a big thing because of him.

"Come on, you load all these things into the car and take them with us when we leave!"

Du Zhizhi, who returned to his mansion, packed all his belongings and prepared to take them with him when he left the capital.

Taking advantage of the fact that Chongzhen had not yet summoned him in the court, Du Zhizhi hurriedly visited several high-ranking officials in the court, including Chen Yan.

It is nothing more than to let these Ming officials, when Chongzhen meets him, say good things for him, and let Chongzhen approve of the peace talks.

These court officials are all old fritters, how can they easily take sides before the matter is clear.

On the contrary, these Ming officials knocked on Du Zhizhi's side, and inquired from his mouth about Li Zicheng's conditions for peace talks.

"What? Let the Holy Lord recognize Li Zicheng's throne? Still want to cut the land? Reparations? It's ......."

When Chen Yan knew Li Zicheng's terms for peace talks, he also changed color on the spot, and he didn't know what to say.

This kind of request is simply too harsh, even Chen Yan didn't dare to agree, and with Chen Yan's understanding of Chongzhen, Chongzhen was probably difficult to agree, and he didn't dare to agree.

Chen Yan and many Ming officials supported peace talks in their hearts at this time.

However, in the face of such harsh conditions for peace talks, Chen Yan really didn't dare to be a lobbyist for Du Zhizhi.

If they agree to this condition and are recorded by the historian, they will be traitors, comparable to Qin Hui and Jia Nidao, and they will be stinky for 10,000 years!

Therefore, Chen Yan and other Ming officials visited by Du Zhizhi had no choice but to send Du Zhizhi away with a smile and did not agree to anything.

On the second day, sure enough, Chongzhen ordered to summon Du Zhizhi in front of the Manchu civil and military forces to talk about peace talks.

"Meet the Holy One."

When he arrived at the court, Du Zhizhi saw Chongzhen, and he didn't bow down, but just bowed.

"Bold Du Zhizhi, when you see the saint, why don't you kneel! You want to die! ”

Du Zhizhi's behavior not only made Chongzhen's face darken, but also angered some generals in the court, and a military general stood up to Du Zhizhi and scolded.

It is said that with the timidity of a eunuch like Du Zhizhi, he really can't believe that Du Zhizhi dares to act like this.

However, when Du Zhizhi remembered it at this time, Song Xiance couldn't help but feel confident about what he said to him.

Du Zhizhi stood up straight and said to the general who scolded him: "What this general said is wrong, your eye sees that this messenger is disrespectful to the saint.

This messenger now represents my Emperor Dashun, who has come to negotiate with the Holy One, how can he bow down to the Holy One!

I don't know if it's the ignorance of the messenger or the ignorance of the general! ”

I have to say that people like Du Zhizhi are the most suitable for being dogs, because they don't need to learn this kind of behavior, they are born with it.

"Phew, bullshit Emperor Dashun, Li Zicheng is a thief, and he dares to be called the emperor, it's just looking for death."

After hearing Du Zhizhi's words, the Ming general took a sip and said disdainfully.

At this time, Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was also very dissatisfied with Du Zhizhi's behavior.

Seeing that his courtiers took the initiative to scold Du Zhizhi, he looked at it with a cold face and did not stop it.

"That's right, Li Zicheng is a fart emperor, there is only me Emperor Ming in the world, a bandit who came out of a ravine, and dared to call himself the emperor, it is really ridiculous in the world."

"Shengshang, Du Zhizhi, this gelding, surrendered to the thief without authorization, and now he dares to act as the messenger of the thief and behead him to set an example."

Gradually, some Ming officials stood up and scolded Du Zhizhi, mocking Li Zicheng by the way.

"Shengshang, this envoy is here to negotiate peace with Shengshang this time, the Dashun army is in Changping at this time, and it can be killed in one day."

In the court, more and more officials stood up and were already about to shout and kill him, and Du Zhizhi was also a little scared in his heart.

He quickly turned to look at Chongzhen and said.

Even, at this time, in order to no longer stimulate Chongzhen, Du Zhizhi did not dare to mention the words Li Zicheng and Emperor Dashun anymore.

"Your Majesty, the peace talks are important, don't delay major events for the sake of these red tapes."

Shoufu Chen Yan saw that the rhythm of the peace talks was about to collapse before it began, and he quickly stood up and admonished Chongzhen.

"Well, Du Zhizhi, let's talk about it, what conditions does the thief offer, and he is willing to withdraw the army."

After hearing Chen Yan's reminder, Chongzhen also calmed down, and he didn't bother to worry about Du Zhizhi, a gelding dog, with a cold face, and asked Du Zhizhi below.

Seeing that Chongzhen was no longer embarrassed by his kneeling, Du Zhizhi below also breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly took out a scroll from his sleeve.

"Holy Lord, this is the condition of the peace talks of the Great Shun Army, please take a look."

Wang Chengen walked down, took the scroll from Du Zhizhi's hand, and presented it to Chongzhen.

After Chongzhen took the scroll, he opened it and looked at it seriously.

Peng!

"Presumptuous, too deceitful!"

As a result, after Chongzhen opened the scroll, it took less than a few breaths to see Chongzhen slam the scroll on the bookcase and roar angrily.

In fact, the three conditions prescribed by Li Zicheng were written on the scroll, and the number of words was not much, and Chongzhen swept his eyes and read them all.

Then, it made Chongzhen roar angrily and couldn't help but be angry.

In fact, in Chongzhen's view, it is impossible for Li Zicheng to agree to any of the three conditions for peace talks.

And this peace negotiation condition is simply slapping him in the face and pushing him in the direction of the unenlightened monarch!

"What did the thief do to me, Shi Jingjiao?"

Next, Chongzhen looked at Du Zhizhi below with murderous eyes, and said coldly.

As soon as Chongzhen's words came out, the Ming officials in the entire court exploded and began to discuss in low voices.

Who Shi Jingjiao is, who doesn't know.

That was the founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, but he was also the notorious 'child emperor'.

Shi Jingjiao recognized the thief as his father, betrayed the country to seek glory, and ceded the sixteen states of Youyun in the north to the Khitan, and since then the Central Plains has lost the northern barrier, making the people of the Central Plains in the north completely exposed to the iron hooves of the Khitan, bringing endless disasters to the people of the Central Plains.

Shi Jingjiao also recognized the Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang at that time as his father and emperor, and he bought 300,000 horses of silk every year, which was simply a masochist and cheap to the bones.

In later generations, Shi Jingjiao also became one of the most shameless among all the emperors in China.

No emperor is willing to be Shi Jingjiao's second, which represents a stench for 10,000 years.

At this time, Chongzhen actually moved Shi Jingjiao out after reading Li Zicheng's peace negotiation conditions, which shows that Li Zicheng's peace negotiation conditions are harsh.

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he directly threw down the scroll, and said to Chen Yan in a cold voice: "Chen Yan, you read out Li Zicheng's conditions for peace talks."

Let Zhu Aiqing listen, can I agree to such a peace negotiation condition? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chen Yan walked over, picked up the scroll, and after reading it, his pupils shrank, and sure enough, it was the same as what Du Zhizhi had revealed before, it was very simple, with a total of three requirements.

Immediately, Chen Yan read out the three conditions for peace talks made by Li Zicheng on the scroll in front of the Manchu ministers.

As a result, as soon as Chen Yan finished reading Li Zicheng's three conditions for peace talks, the entire court exploded.

"What, Li Zicheng's thief still wants His Majesty to recognize him as the emperor and cede the northwest land, this is simply ...... It's just wishful thinking. ”

On the spot, some officials jumped out and shouted loudly, and became emotional.

"That's right, how can such conditions be accepted."

At this time, the Ming officials in the court finally knew why Chongzhen was furious just now, and even Shi Jingjiao said it.

"You must not agree to such a shameless request from a thief."

"Yes, I can't."

In the court, some officials who were loyal to Daming and Chongzhen were excited at this time, and they stood up one by one to oppose such peace negotiation conditions.

It's just that at this time, there are only a small number of officials in the court who stand up against it, but most of the officials remain silent.

Even, there are some high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, like Chen Yan, who actually knew about Li Zicheng's three conditions for peace talks from Du Zhizhi in advance.

At this time, there are those who neither stand up against nor support.

However, some officials supported Chongzhen's promise to Li Zicheng's three conditions for peace talks.

"Holy Lord, the minister thinks that although the conditions for the peace talks between the thieves and thieves are harsh, they are not unacceptable to me.

In the northwest, there have been droughts for several years in recent years, the land is deserted, and people are displaced everywhere, and the imperial court has to take out a large amount of silver every year for disaster relief.

The northwest land is completely a burden on the imperial court, and now that Li Zicheng wants it, simply giving it to him can also reduce the pressure on the imperial court.

In exchange for Li Zicheng's withdrawal and the preservation of the capital, the deal was sought. ”

"Yes, Holy Lord, Lord Yu is right."

As soon as this official surnamed Yu finished speaking, a large group of officials spoke up behind him, and they actually agreed with his statement.

"How can you persuade the Holy One to agree to such a harsh request for peace talks from the thief?

Lord Yu, you said that the northwest land is a burden on the imperial court, so you can cede it to the thief Li Zicheng.

But have you ever thought that the northwest is also my Ming land, and the people of the northwest are also my Ming people.

Now, you are letting the saint give up my great land and abandon my Ming people, you can be punished! ”

When an official heard the words of the official surnamed Yu in front of him, he immediately stood up and retorted righteously.

"Holy Lord, you must not agree! When did I cut the land and pay compensation.

If the Holy One agrees to this peace negotiation condition of the thief, it will be a shame for me and a shame for the Holy One. ”

An old minister knelt down and shouted at Chongzhen, his voice trembling because he was emotional.

Other Ming officials who were willing to let Chongzhen agree to the terms of peace talks with Li Zicheng looked at these officials who insisted on opposing at this time, and their eyes showed disdain.

thinks that these people are too pedantic and don't know how to judge the situation, and what is more important than their own lives at this time.

These people don't know that they themselves have lost something more important than life.

Facing the arguments of the courtiers below, Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair at this time, his face was indifferent, and he fell into silence.

"Yes, Holy Lord, it is important to protect the capital now! However, the household department could not come up with three million taels of silver. ”

The elderly Hubu Shangshu also came out and even agreed to make peace with Li Zicheng, but told Chongzhen that the Hubu had no money.

In fact, the meaning of this Hubu Shangshu is to tell Chongzhen that the imperial court has no silver, and it is estimated that you will have to pay the money from the internal treasury for the peace talks with Li Zicheng.

However, at this time, no one knew that Chongzhen's internal money had been used up a year ago.

But Chongzhen couldn't say it, saying it would only add chaos to the court.

Now, Li Zicheng asked Chongzhen to take out three million taels as a reward for the Dashun army, which was also the third condition for Li Zicheng to withdraw from the army.

Compared with the first two, the three million silver offered by the third article is actually the one that Chongzhen doesn't care about the most.

If you really want to take out three million taels in exchange for Li Zicheng's retreat, Chongzhen, the dignified Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is smashing pots and selling iron, how can he find a way to get three million taels of silver.

In exchange for Li Zicheng's retreat, Chongzhen could barely accept it.

After all, in the past, Li Er, who was as powerful as Li Er of the Tang Dynasty, was not also sent to the city by the powerful nomadic soldiers in the north when he first succeeded to the throne!

In the end, Li Erbu also chose to take the silver, first feed the northern nomads, in exchange for their retreat, win time, and then take revenge to go back, so that there will be the Tang Dynasty in the future!

Even an emperor like Li Er can endure such humiliation, and so can he Chongzhen.

But what really made Chongzhen difficult to accept was Li Zicheng's first and second articles.

Agreeing with Li Zicheng as the emperor and ceding the northwest, isn't this just letting Chongzhen be Shi Jingjiao's second!

Chongzhen thought about it in his heart and struggled for a long time, but in the end he still couldn't accept such a condition.

Because, Chongzhen is very much the words of any previous courtier, the Ming Dynasty lasted for more than two hundred years, and the emperors before him never ceded land to the enemy and paid compensation.

If he comes here, and recognizes Li Zicheng as the emperor, and cuts the land and pays compensation, then what kind of face will he have to see his ancestors and ancestors after he dies.

When the time comes, he Chongzhen is destined to be like Shi Jingzhen and leave a stench for 10,000 years.

Although Chongzhen also wanted to see Li Zicheng retreat, he didn't want to die, and he didn't want the Ming Dynasty to die.

However, compared to his own life, he wants to retain the last dignity of Daming and the last backbone of Daming.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen finally made a decision.

"Alright, stop arguing!"

Chongzhen, who was silent, suddenly spoke, and the following debates were endless, and the Ming officials, who were about to fight, shut up and quieted down one by one.

At this time, Chongzhen slowly stood up from the dragon chair, swept his majestic gaze below, and said: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister."

In the land of the Ming Dynasty, only I am the true son of heaven, and I will not abandon the people of any land, and I will not cede a piece of land to the Ming Dynasty.

Li Zicheng wants my Daming to cut the land? Reparations? Non-existent, wishful thinking. ”

Chongzhen's loud voice resounded in this hall at this time, and everyone could hear it.

Chongzhen's remarks can be regarded as a complete rejection of Li Zicheng's three conditions for peace talks, and he will not agree to any of them.

(End of chapter)