Chapter 4: The tricks of the donkey are exhausted (5)

Cui Ningxiu was also uneasy. He has now become a lackey of the Jin people and a traitor among the Han people. Now all interests are mainly based on the interests of the Jin people. This is an act of defiance and betrayal of his ancestors. He is guilty and afraid always accompanied him, and even had nightmares at night. After waking up, he was sweating profusely.

"Mr. Cui, Brother Ling already knows that you are coming to Nanjing." Lin Rong looked at Cui Ningxiu, who was a little uneasy, and said lightly with a smile.

"Will he come to see me?" Lin Rongwei followed his horse along the way, but when he arrived in Nanjing, he had to listen to Lin Rong's instructions at all times. In name, he was the envoy, but in fact, the decision-making power for negotiations with the Nanjing Ming court was in the hands of Lin Rong.

"Don't worry, Lord Cui, Lord Shangshu has a deep brotherly love, he will definitely come." Lin Rong smiled contemptuously at Cui Ningxiu's performance. If you hadn't had such a brother and had some value, who would have liked such a fool like you?

"Brother Lin, what should I say when I see my elder brother?" Cui Ningxiu asked in panic.

"Brothers reminiscing about the old family, will this Lord Cui ask me to teach you too, right?" Lin Rong looked down on Cui Ningxiu more and more, and asked in his voice.

Cui Ningxiu had a bitter face. Although he was not as smart as his brother, he still knew that he still had some value. He hoped that after he became a secret envoy for Huang Taiji, he would never get involved in the officialdom again. Going home to farm and support his old age, the officialdom is really not a place for people to stay. This time he had a great enlightenment.

Cui Chengxiu was considering whether to secretly meet his brother before telling Wei Zhongxian. After exploring the purpose of the trip, he prepared for it. However, Wei Zhongxian's surveillance of himself was like an iron bucket. What should we do now? I'm afraid the news that the beggar sent him a note was already in front of Wei Zhongxian.

For the sake of his immediate plan, Choi Chengxiu had to make a choice!

"What did you say? Your brother came to Nanjing from Liaodong?" Wei Zhongxian looked at Cui Chengxiu in surprise. The news was obviously very sudden, but he was not very sensitive to politics and could not react at once. What impact would Cui Ningxiu's sudden return to Nanjing have on the situation.

On the contrary, Li Chaoqin, who was standing beside him, smiled and clasped his fists at Cui Chengxiu and said, "Congratulations to Lord Cui for reunion!"

Cui Chengxiu hurriedly replied and thanked her continuously.

"Chengxiu's brothers are reunited. This is a happy thing. I call you here to discuss whether the court will divide the troops. These are your family affairs, just talk about it privately." Wei Zhongxian said that he was a little unhappy with Cui Chengxiu when he came. When was it time, what family affairs were there?

He knew that Wei Zhongxian was tyrannical. I am afraid that the three Cui Chengxiu may not be able to compare with each other in terms of power and skills, but in terms of sensitivity to things, Wei Zhongxian is much worse. It is precisely because of this that he made up for Wei Zhongxian's gap in this area and was also trusted by him as his confidant.

"Godfather, you don't know that my younger brother has been hidden in the hands of Mao Wenlong, Dongjiang since he was wanted by Zhu Youjian. The empress also heard that Mao Wenlong led his troops to rebel against Zhu Youjian and surrendered to Huang Taiji, so his younger brother was able to return it safely." Cui Chengxiu said quickly.

"Zhu Youjian was stubborn and self-righteous, and he took the throne with false edicts. He was ruthless and was the right to betray his relatives and relatives." Xu Xiancun said angrily.

"No, not bad..." Xu Xiancun's self-deceiving words actually attracted Wei Zhongxian's subordinates to agree with him, and his expression was quite angry.

Some people actually praised "Mao Wenlong" in public, but did not see Wei Zhongxian's face getting darker and darker. Although he used power to change the Zhu family to the Wei family, he would not at least be a slave for the barbarians and barbarians. Although Mao Wenlong opposed Zhu Youjian, he also became a traitor. Is this a rebellion against the Ming Dynasty? What he is not using now is the banner of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not equivalent to rebelling against himself? Wei Zhongxian is very clear about this.

"Enough! What kind of quarrels is so silence!" Wei Zhongxian's tyranny was still there. With this roar, the lackeys who were summoned were all silent. He looked at the master's face. Seeing Wei Zhongxian's black face, he felt cold and wisely reacted. He immediately understood the cause and effect. He quickly closed his mouth and lowered his head, sweeping around the inch of land where he was standing. If he didn't understand, he widened his eyes and waited for the following words in Wei Zhongxian's mouth. There was a lake in his mind. I don't know where the Nine Thousand Years old man suddenly became angry.

"Chengxiu, continue talking." Wei Zhongxian smirked, obviously very satisfied with the performance of his men.

"Yes, godfather." Cui Chengxiu tried hard to calm down his emotions and continued, "My brother has been visiting Mao Wenlong. My official has ordered people to ask him to release his brother several times. However, Mao Wenlong has always denied that his brother is in Dongjiang. Now Mao Wenlong suddenly defected to the Jin people, and his brother fell into the hands of the Jin people. The Jin people were barbaric and civilized, and everything was put first. We have never heard of anything that the Jin people snatched away and returned. Since the Jin people are in the hands of the Jin people, they will definitely not give it back easily, so the child guesses..."

Cui Chengxiu's words were very inciting. His remarks almost made Wei Zhongxian and half of the minions present agree. In the end, he handed over the choice of whether to meet his brothers to Wei Zhongxian. Cui Chengxiu even asked that another person be chosen from Wei Zhongxian's confidant go with him.

Wei Zhongxian's thoughts: Now the Later Jin Dynasty is 108,000 miles away from Nanjing, without any substantial threats, and in his eyes, he never takes a small barbarian tribe seriously. At most, he wants some wealth and beauty. If he can persuade the other party to attack and harass Liaodong and force Zhu Youjian to give up the southern expedition to siege Nanjing, it is also affordable to spend some money.

After some discussion, Wei Zhongxian personally ordered the generals and asked the most trusted eunuch Li Chaoqin and Cui Chengxiu to go to secretly meet Cui Ningxiu.

Cui Chengxiu finally met his brother who had been separated for more than a year. The two brothers were full of hope when they met. Cui Ningxiu's wife and daughter had long been under house arrest by Zhu Youjian. Although Mao Wenlong was serving the beautiful woman with unlimited amounts of wine on Dongjiang Island, he was really alone at this time.

Soon, with the mediation of the Cui brothers, the Ming court in Nanjing reached a series of secret agreements with the Later Jin Dynasty, including ceding land outside Shanhaiguan, enthroning Huang Taiji as the Khan of the Jin Dynasty, paying tribute every year, and recognizing that North Korea was the territory of the Jin people in the future, etc. As conditions, Huang Taiji agreed to dispatch troops to harass Liaodong and the northern border towns of the Ming Dynasty from the date of signing the agreement, forcing Zhu Youjian to retreat from Jiangnan, giving Nanjing Ming Dynasty time to survive and even slowly recover lost territory. Of course, Huang Taiji would not use troops to Liaodong without restrictions, and only promised that after a year, the Jin people themselves would also cultivate themselves.

He was in a hurry to seek medical treatment. Wei Zhongxian had few bargaining chips, and he had reached the point where he was exhausted. Huang Taiji also had concerns. If he signed such a secret agreement, it would be equivalent to completely tearing down the Jinzhou treaty signed with Zhu Youjian. Later King Kong had experienced a great war. Although he was sure to believe that the Ming court would not fight him, he would also need a period of peaceful and peaceful time to develop himself. If the Ming court in Nanjing was simply an A Dou who could not be helped, or had no ability to confront Zhu Youjian at all, Huang Taiji signed this secret agreement to burn his body. At that time, the Ming Dynasty closed all the horse farms bordering the Later Jin Dynasty and blocked himself at sea. It would definitely be a disaster for him at that time.

Huge interests are also accompanied by huge disasters. This is the reason why people say good fortune is based on misfortunes. This treaty basically has no great binding force on the Nanjing Ming court. When Wei Zhongxian is lying to pay, Huang Taiji will have no way to do so. This so-called secret treaty is the last straw for the Nanjing Ming court. For Huang Taiji, except for the nominal land that he can raise troops and fight in Shanhaiguan, but hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed on this part of the land, which is not something that can be obtained by taking it.

Therefore, the condition for Huang Taiji to agree to sign this secret agreement was that if Nanjing could have the ability to fight Zhu Youjian, if he didn't even meet this condition, Huang Taiji would not have the risk of going to war on both sides. Before North Korea could defeat him, he would still know how much he had.

With strong aid, Wei Zhongxian and his group of officials were shocked. Although this strong aid was separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, it was better to have it than not. At least Huang Taiji, the barbarian chief, recognized the orthodox nature of the Ming court in Nanjing.

But what worries Wei Zhongxian was that, as one of the special envoys, Lin Rong agreed to all the contents of the treaty, but he was reluctant to sign the contract. However, through Cui Ningxiu's relationship, he deliberately or unintentionally revealed a message to Wei Zhongxian, which was to imply that the Nanjing Ming court could not sit at home and wait at least one or two victories, so that he believed that Nanjing had the ability to confront Zhu Youjian, otherwise this treaty would be just a piece of paper, and Nanjing could be in Zhu Youjian's

How long can you last under the attack? If you can't wait for Huang Taiji to send troops, Nanjing City will fall. Then this secret agreement will fall into Zhu Youjian's hands. Although Huang Taiji is not afraid, for the sake of the Later Jin Dynasty, if the Ming court closes all the horse farms traded with the Later Jin Dynasty, it will be fine if ten days and half a month, but one year or two years will be in trouble. At that time, the angry tribe members will not be able to buy the necessities of their lives and the luxury goods of the nobles, and his sweat position may not be able to sit firmly.

After understanding the intention of Huang Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian gradually tended to divide his troops. At this time, Xiong Tingbi followed Yuan Chonghuan's instructions and integrated the troops in his hands during the confrontation with Tang Shilong, improving their combat effectiveness, training troops in the battle, and at the same time made a illusion of equal force. More than 100,000 troops on both sides were intertwined, fighting for several days, maintaining a slightly superior attitude.

At the same time, the Shadow's people secretly began to contact Tang Shilong's deputy general Xu Yunzhen. Under the great righteousness, Xu Yunzhen slowly let go of his fantasy about the Nanjing Ming court, and under the illusion of the situation, he kept suggesting that the head coach Tang Shilong ask for reinforcements to eliminate Xiong Tingbi's 100,000 troops and outside Nanjing.

After seeing Zheng Zhilong being captured, Tang Shilong planned to lead the army to surrender as soon as Xiong Tingbi's army arrived. However, he knew that the opponent's combat effectiveness was really not very good. He now thought that the enemy had been exaggerated by the incompetent generals in the court. Since he could fight with his opponent 100,000 with his 50,000 people, he naturally stopped surrendering. Xu Yunzhen's request was exactly what he wanted, fantasizing about the glory after defeating famous generals all over the world. He immediately wrote a memorial and asked the court to increase his troops.

Gao Qiqian was gradually trusted by the Queen Mother Xu Rongrong. Although she had not yet completely trusted her, after Han Zanzhou left, there were not many people around Xu Rongrong who trusted her, and she asked her many questions about her. Gao Qiqian was not in a hurry to show up and gained a higher position. He always kept half of her words. This made Xu Rongrong trust Gao Qiqian more because she believed that Gao Qiqian was a smart person, smarter than Han Zanzhou before, and knew how to advance and retreat. Therefore, Gao Qiqian's position in the palace gradually grew higher. In addition, he took care of Han Zanzhou who was sent to prison. He was affectionate and righteous, and the eunuchs were willing to make friends with such people. At least people who would not step on the blood of their superiors were worthy of their gratitude. Gao Qiqian accepted the power left by Han Zanzhou faster.

Under the influence of Gao Qiqian, Xu Rongrong gradually tended to divide the troops. Under this general situation, the opinions of the monarch and ministers in Nanjing reached a high degree of unity, and it has become a consensus to divide the troops.

Although I was not completely clear about Cui Ningxiu's real purpose in coming to Nanjing, I could guess seven or eight points, deliberately letting Cui Ningxiu go and fishing big fish with a long line. This is exactly the result Zhu Yinglong wanted.
Chapter completed!