Fang Xiaoru rejected Liu Chun's suggestion, and even Xu Zengshou was not surprised. It seemed that this should be the case. If it could be so easy to persuade, it would not be Fang Xiaoru.

"Mr. Fang, although I know I can't persuade you, I really want to talk to you about my heart and my views on the future of the Ming Dynasty."

Fang Xiaoru nodded quickly, "That's great, I'm just thinking about this. Master Liu is much better than an ordinary man."

Liu Chun laughed and said, "Mr. Fang, I insist on implementing reforms, equalizing the fields, equalizing the taxes, equalizing the taxes... There is only one key point, I am not pursuing the current fairness. Instead, only by completing this step and getting rid of the serious burden of two thousand years can we be assured and bold as we go overseas."

"Overseas? Are those wild places?"

Liu Chun chuckled: "Mr. Fang, do you think overseas is not worth mentioning? They travel thousands of miles a year to the Ming Dynasty to buy goods. Not to mention anything else, this courage and perseverance is enough to make many Ming people ashamed."

Fang Xiaoru said ashamedly: "I'm wrong. Overseas is indeed a bit attractive. But we have not solved so many things ourselves, so how can we operate overseas?"

Liu Chun nodded, "Yes, operating overseas can make huge profits, but there are endless risks. That's why I hope to break the shackles of the Ming Dynasty and establish a fair system. Only in this way can overseas interests be evenly distributed to every citizen and make most people profit. Otherwise, overseas interests will be occupied by aristocratic merchants, and the risk of developing overseas falls on ordinary people. If that is the case, it will be the day of the country's demise!"

Fang Xiaoru frowned and pondered for a long time before slowly saying: "Mr. Liu is really a sharp attack. In the southeast, the smuggling of aristocratic families is prevalent. Isn't it what Mr. Liu said that all the huge profits overseas are attributed to them, while the people are becoming increasingly poor, and the court's treasury is empty... All the benefits are eaten up by these people!"

These two people are two camps that are facing each other. Their lives to the death, and they actually talk about the way of governing the country here, and they also appreciate each other and talk deeply, which is really shocking.

Those who don’t know thought they were from the same group!

"Mr. Fang, my idea is like this, and it can be said to be a sign of it. So I understand my attitude towards the gentry and landlords. I must be strictly rectified and even completely eliminated!"

Fang Xiaoru nodded, "I admire what Mr. Liu thinks, but I don't agree with it at all. Over the past thousands of years, Confucian scholars of all generations have had the integrity of justice, the pleading for the people, the ease of poverty, and the fear of power... Take my Ming Dynasty for example. How many honest officials have been there since its founding? How many loyal ministers and righteous men are there? Of course, I agree with the reform and reform. But who should do it after the reform? Are you a disciple of Liu Xue, a scholar, a scholar?"

"I think there are many righteous men among the civil officials who serve the country with passion, and there are also many wise ministers who think about the overall situation. And after all, the reforms still depend on these people to implement... Master Liu, can't you give a look to scholars?"

The two of them were silent again... To be honest, Fang Xiaoru's ability to have such knowledge exceeded Liu Chun's expectations and was considered a soulmate to him.

But Fang Xiaoru still didn't take the last step.

Perhaps what he said makes sense, but to put it bluntly, Lao Fang still doesn't want to give up the entire scholar group, or he cannot completely break up with the gentry and bureaucrats.

One is reform, the other is revolution... It seems that only history can give the answer.

After a brief silence, Liu Chun raised his wine glass and said it was useless, so it would be better to drink a bar!

"Mr. Fang, please!"

Fang Xiaoru smiled and drank the wine in the glass, and then took the initiative to fill it up.

"I meet a friend with a thousand cups of wine. I dare to regard Master Shao as a friend. If I can win, after the reform, I will definitely go to the ocean and see what is happening overseas!"

Liu Chun smiled, "Although Mr. Fang has little chance to realize his dream, I still wish Mr. Fang to come out of an unprecedented path."

The two of them sing and had a banquet, and ended happily.

After the cup and plate were removed and faced each other again, the faces of both of them couldn't help but sank. It's time to talk about serious things.

"Master Liu, you blame the emperor for not wanting to reform the law, and did not launch the Jingzhan on this ground. If Zi has agreed to the reform today, will Lord Liu continue to fight?"

Liu Chun said calmly: "Mr. Fang, the person who chose to start the war was Zhu Yunwen. If he wanted to stop the war, he had to show sincerity!"

Fang Xiaoru frowned and said for a while: "Your Majesty can admit the territory you are occupying now. Both sides will stop their troops and make peace so that the people can be spared from the suffering of disaster!"

"Hahaha! Mr. Fang, don't talk to the people. Now, we will fight sooner or later. Zhu Yunwen is in a bad situation and may be completely defeated if he continues. As a last resort, he can only choose to negotiate peace!"

"Does the King of Yan have the strength to fight?" Fang Xiaoru said angrily: "Don't forget that Peking has been besieged for more than a year, and the elite King of Yan cannot kill it. How can the mobs that were temporarily pieced together in the northwest defeat the imperial heavenly soldiers? Also, your Young Master Liu has only more than 10,000 troops, can it really last?"

Liu Chun responded without hesitation: "If we can win every battlefield, why should we negotiate with you? It cannot be denied that the advantage lies in us and the initiative is in our hands! You can bet, bet, bet, bet, bet, you can bet, bet, you can bet, bet, you can be resurrected. If you don't want to bet, then please show your sincerity!"

"What is sincerity?" Lao Fang said in a muffled voice.

"Return two people to Jiangnan."

"impossible!"

Fang Xiaoru said decisively: "Sir Liu, do you want to cut the river and govern it?"

Liu Chun sneered: "Can you still protect Jiangbei?"

"If you can't keep it, you must protect it!" Lao Fang said excitedly: "Defend the river and must defend the Huai River. If you lose the Huai River, you will be able to invade Jinling in a short while. In that case, what's the difference between surrendering?" Lao Fang stood up and argued with reason.

Liu Chun pondered for a long time and suddenly said, "Mr. Fang, do you want to guard the Huai River, are you planning to give up the Yellow River?"

"You!" Lao Fang said decisively: "All the world is the king's land. I didn't want to give up any place... I mean that the imperial army can retreat temporarily. After fighting for so long, both soldiers and the people were exhausted. At least let them take a breath. Even His Highness, the Prince of Yan, separated from the prince and the princess for a long time, should be reunited."

Liu Chun thought for a moment and tentatively said, "Is it just the land? Nothing else?"

"What?"

"For example, food, grass, gold and silver, personnel!" Liu Chun suddenly said: "Mr. Ru Fengru, Lord Yang Jing and Yang, as well as Lord Yu Xinyu, and other officials and families must be returned to us. Also, some of my disciples and officials must also allow them to go north. You must promise not to persecute these people's families. We are a fight between gentlemen, and it will be too ungraceful to the family."

Fang Xiaoru pondered for a moment, stared at Liu Chun tightly, and whispered: "Can you make the decision for the King of Yan?"

"Hahaha!" Liu Chunyangtian laughed, "How can't you not!"

As he said, he took out a handwritten order, which was handed over to Liu Chun when Zhu Di left.

"With this handwritten word, I can of course agree to peace talks. But Mr. Fang, can you make the decision for Zhu Yunwen?"

"This... I'm going back immediately to ask for an imperial edict!" Fang Xiaoru said fare hurriedly.

After seeing Lao Fang off, Xu Zengshou looked at Liu Chun stupidly, his mind was not enough.

"I said...what the hell is going on? Don't you fight anymore and have to have a peace talk? Are you serious?"

Liu Chun nodded, "We cannot just see Zhu Yunwen's difficulties. It is even more difficult for His Highness to fight a country with one corner. Fang Xiaoru is a slowdown, but we also want to breathe a sigh of relief."

Xu Zengshou thought a little, "Liu Chun, aren't you afraid that the court will rekindle, and then become more serious and settle accounts with us?"

Liu Chun smiled and said, "I'm afraid, not afraid! If we can force Zhu Yunwen to retreat south of the Yellow River, our situation will be countless times better than before the war begins. Under such conditions, we can't win, that's our own problem."

"In other words, they need to make adjustments, and we need to build. Both sides need to have a competition to see who moves faster and who can seize the initiative." Liu Chun shrugged, "I don't think we have any reason to lose to them, don't we?"

...

After hearing Fang Xiaoru's words, Zhu Yunwen was frowning and was very unhappy.

"Mr. Fang, are you going to hand over the north of the Yellow River to Yan Ni?"

Fang Xiaoru said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the old minister knows that this is a loss of his army and a great crime. But if this is not the case, once Geng Bingwen and Li Jinglong's army have an accident, the entire battle situation will collapse. Although the north of the Yellow River is given out, if you calculate carefully, the loss is nothing more than the northern part of Henan and Shandong, plus one Shanxi, and the rest of the land has fallen into Zhu Di's hands. Using these lands as exchange to give the court a temporary breath, the old minister thinks it is still worth it."

"Even if these lands are lost, the most essence and richest land of the Ming Dynasty is still under the control of the court. As long as you work hard to govern, the court will be able to recover its vitality for at most two or three years. At that time, the situation will be much better than it is now. Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to bear all the blame. If the world discusses, you can take the head of the old minister to thank the world!"

After Fang Xiaoru finished speaking, he crawled on the ground.

Zhu Yunwen stood up hurriedly and pulled Fang Xiaoru up.

"Sir, I will plan for me, how dare I blame me?" Zhu Yunwen stomped his feet hard, "Okay, let's stop the army for the time being. I will not admit defeat, I will definitely win the final victory!"

...

Deep in the sky, several cells were next to each other, and it was wet and dark, with rats and cockroaches everywhere. There was a man leaning against the wall, squeezing one lice after another in the faint light, making a snap sound.
Chapter completed!