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At the negotiating table, Liu Hongxun and other negotiators of the Ming Dynasty saw Fan Wencheng, the first Han minister of the Jin Dynasty, the largest traitor among the Han people. He is worthy of being a celebrity. His style and talent have made Liu Hongxun and others admire him. However, some of them are even more deeply regretful. Why are such talents willing to be the lackeys of the Jin people and unable to be used by the court?

Fan Wencheng made careful preparations for this negotiation. In comparison, Liu Hongxun and others had just arrived in Jinzhou from Ningyuan. Although they had done a good job in the previous few months, they were still not fully prepared. The initiative in the negotiation was in his own hands, but on the first day, Fan Wencheng took the initiative to give up the withdrawal of the Pidao garrison and a series of modifications. The initiative on the negotiating table seemed to be captured by Fan Wencheng.

After an emergency consultation overnight, Liu Hongxun and the other three carefully studied the terms of the improvement agreement proposed by Fan Wencheng and came up with targeted strategies.

Among the clauses for improvement of Fan Wencheng, the ten items originally formulated by Huang Taiji personally, because Yuan Chonghuan's resignation, eliminated the problem of garrison in Pidao, and became eight items. Based on these eight items, Fan Wencheng proposed that the Ming court in Jinzhou should not exceed 20,000 troops. Too many troops can easily cause unnecessary friction between the two sides. This is a naked interference in other countries' internal affairs. However, Liu Hongxun and others also proposed that the garrison in Liaoyang City should not exceed this number, otherwise it would be regarded as an intentional provocation of the Later Jin Dynasty. Second, the Ming court must return the captured Eight Banners soldiers as

The conditions were that the Later Jin promised to redeem the same number of Ming army prisoners, which was not enough, and replaced by the people willing to return to the Central Plains. This condition was not harsh. Liu Hongxun agreed in principle on behalf of the court. Article 3: Fan Wencheng proposed that the Jin Dynasty could surrender to the Ming court, but not pay tribute, and at the same time gave up the compensation requested by the Ming court. Liu Hongxun firmly disagreed. No one who was a minister did not pay tribute to his lord. At least he should give a symbolic gift. The court would give more gifts to the court at that time. This involved the issue of principle and both sides would not make concessions.

Since both sides were sincere, the negotiations were progressing rapidly. In less than five days, the two sides reached an agreement on trade, tribute, enfeoffment, and prisoner exchange. The two sides still had some differences in the two aspects of border division and border garrison. Finally, Fan Wencheng and Liu Hongxun asked their masters at the same time, and finally reached a difficult task in Jinzhou and Liaoyang. The borders of the two countries were bounded by the winding mountains. Huang Taiji took the initiative to make concessions. Every year, the Later Jin tributed ten Dongzhu, one hundred martened pieces, and a hundred jin ginseng to the Ming court. So, the Ming court gave back one thousand taels of silver, five hundred taels of gold, and other jewelry and jade. In this way, the Ming Dynasty, which lasted more than half a year, finally had a result.

The rest is signed. If the agreement is approved by the Shuangfa Lord, the agreement can be signed immediately. Fan Wencheng and Liu Hongxun each wrote the herbal version of the agreement into a memorial and gave it to their respective monarchs.

When Zhu Yinglong received the herbal version of the agreement submitted by Liu Hongxun, the spring examination of the Ministry of Rites in the first year of Chongzhen was over and was being nervously reviewed. In order to prevent the examinees from cheating, each test paper was copied and numbered, and sent to the examinees' examination office. Although this was time-consuming and labor-intensive, it also reduced the possibility of officials cheating, and reflected a principle of fairness. The imperial examination system developed to the late Ming Dynasty and reached a height. From the entrance of the candidates to the reviewing officers, a set of effective rules and systems were formed. It was also the crystallization of wisdom over the past few hundred years. However, the content of this examination was becoming increasingly rigid, seriously hindering the progress of society and burying many talented talents. It is really a pity.

Zhu Yinglong carefully reviewed the herbs of the agreement and felt that it was fair. Although it was a bit different from his wishes, he could only do this at the moment. He summoned the cabinet and several ministers of the Military Machinery Pavilion to discuss it. He first informed the court of regaining Jinzhou, and then illuminated the herbs of the cabinet and Military Machinery Pavilion, and let the ministers of the cabinet and Military Machinery Pavilion look at it and comprehensively summarized their opinions. It was not easy for Liaodong to resolve the war disaster, so no one proposed to oppose the signing of the agreement in person.

Since the cabinet ministers had no objection, Zhu Yinglong immediately wrote four big red characters "Agree to sign the contract" on Liu Hongxun's memorial, and then sent them back with a 600-mile fast horse.

Huang Taiji trusted Fan Wencheng with full authority. After reading the herbal agreement he sent him at a glance, he immediately made a decision similar to Zhu Yinglong.

So this agreement, which later historians called the "Jinzhou Agreement", was officially signed. Next, Zhu Yinglong and Huang Taiji both announced the world at the same time that the Ming and Jin countries will live in peace from now on and no longer fight. When the news came, not only the people of the Ming Dynasty cheered, but even the Jin people themselves were complacent. Wars will kill people, who would want their relatives to die?

As for things outside the agreement, it is not enough for outsiders to guess. Although Ajige was released back to Shengjing, although it was also stated in the agreement, his peace was another thing, something Huang Taiji was reluctant to take out. You can guess how important this thing is.

Because Yuan Chonghuan was dismissed, the Later Jin Dynasty gave up the punishment of Yuan Chonghuan, the initiator of the war. Yuan Chonghuan was dismissed by Zhu Yinglong on the charge of losing Jinzhou. In fact, this was not about Yuan Chonghuan. Before he took office, Jinzhou had fallen, and it was not his turn to take responsibility. Zhu Yinglong just found such a far-fetched reason to give him, confusing Huang Taiji. In fact, Zhu Yinglong wanted to recall Yuan Chonghuan to see him, but in fact he was going back to Beijing to report his work and recuperate. He had been suffering in Liaodong for more than half a year. The court could not let such a heroic official exhaust his body.

Yuan Chonghuan was self-sufficient, but he didn't know that in order to make the play realistic, Xiong Tingbi held back and did not tell Yuan Chonghuan the truth. When he left, he also said something that made Yuan Chonghuan put the overall situation of the court first, which made him a passionate man who was dedicated to serving the country shed two sad tears. The court needed peace in Liaodong and a stable external environment, and had to make some sacrifices. He was the one who needed sacrifice. Yuan Chonghuan's heart was like a mirror, so that when Ma Xingshanhaiguan, Yuan Chonghuan, who had always been in good health, fell ill suddenly.

When Zu Dashou, the general of Shanhaiguan, learned that Yuan Chonghuan was ill, he immediately sent someone to take him into his general's office and sent someone to take care of him carefully. On the other hand, he gave the court a memorial to defend Yuan Chonghuan and begged the court to continue to keep Yuan Chonghuan in Liaodong.

Of course, Zhu Yinglong saw this copy, but for the sake of the overall situation, Zhu Yinglong had to make up his mind and refused to approve it. It was not until the news of Xiong Tingbi's capture of Jinzhou that he approved Zu Dashou's team of elite soldiers escorting Yuan Chonghuan to Beijing. Zhu Yinglong even ordered Lu Huanzhang, the Imperial Hospital Hospital envoy, to go to the hospital for care.
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