On the second day, the peace talks were officially held in the council hall of the Presidential Palace.The council hall was originally the main hall of Hong Xiuquan's court, and it was later completely renovated.The dragon seat, which originally symbolized the Ninety-Five, was removed and replaced by a long conference table in the center of the hall, large enough to seat thirty people.The reporters got the news very early, and after obtaining the qualifications for the interview, a total of more than a dozen newspapers in Jiangnan sent reporters to participate.When the Manchu delegation arrived at the entrance of the main hall, reporters greeted them one after another, took out sketchbooks, and eagerly wanted to extract valuable news from the delegation's mouth."
Prince Gong, do you have confidence in this peace talks?"
"Prince Gong, has the imperial court recognized the government of New China?"
"Scholar, I heard that you and President Qiao have a teacher-student friendship, is this true?"
"The members of the delegation were obviously still a little uncomfortable with reporters, and they shook their heads one after another to refuse to interview.After entering the hall, under the hospitality of Qiao Zhiyuan, the members of the delegation took their seats one after another.Prince Gong and Qi Junzao were in the center on the left and right, and opposite were Hong Renji and Qiao Zhiyuan, the leaders of the peace talks.There are two people, one side is wearing the court clothes of the Qing court, with long braids, and is lifeless.One side is wearing the Chinese costume of New China, cutting his hair, capable and concise.The contrast between the old and the new eras is quite striking at this moment, as if two completely strange countries met for the first time.Prince Gong had heard of Hong Renji's name for a long time, but he didn't expect to meet him here today.These two teams of unrelated characters just happened to sit at the same negotiation table today."
Premier Hong, this is a condition for peace talks that our side has offered, please take a look at it."
Prince Gong got up and handed a stack of official documents to Hong Renji's hand, he had signed various peace treaties with foreign devils before, and he was also very handy with such things as negotiations.Hong Renji took the document and distributed it to the ministers around him to check."
Premier Hong, the meaning of the imperial court is very simple.As long as all the forces of your Huaxing Army withdraw from Jiangbei, the imperial court will recognize your regime.Everyone divides the river and governs each other, and gets along with each other as a country of brothers. ”Prince Gong introduced him without humility or arrogance, but his heart was not as confident as his mouth.The delegation to the peace talks also made great efforts to send people to collect a large amount of information about New China.Therefore, Prince Gong also has a vague impression of various official titles and administrative levels.After a while, the ministers read the agreement on the peace talks and exchanged views with each other."
Prince Gong, please forgive us for the conditions you mentioned above."
Hong Renji chuckled and put down the agreement in his hand, raised his head and said, "I think everyone here should have mistaken the position of the host and guest, this peace negotiation was requested by your side, and the conditions should be opened by us."
Our conditions are also very simple, that is, the Qing court will respect our various forces in Jiangbei, and we promise that we will never use troops against the Qing court. ”As soon as Hong Renji opened his mouth, he was anti-customer and occupied the active position.This disrupted the position of the Qing court, and the officials whispered, but Prince Gong spoke, "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land."
The imperial court has already sacrificed itself to cut the flesh and give Jiangnan to you, shouldn't you make some concessions" "Prince Gong is wrong again, this world is my Chinese world, and my Chinese people deserve it, and they don't need anyone's gifts.All we get now is taking back what is rightfully ours. ”Hong Renji retorted with a chuckle, not allowing for a trace of negotiation."
Since you are not willing to give in at all, then there is really no need for us to continue talking."
Prince Gong took retreat as advance, wanting to force Hong Renji to retreat and strive for greater benefits for the imperial court."
Then today's negotiations are here, Prince Gong can restart peace talks at any time, and we are waiting for you at any time."
Hong Renji did not look in the slightest hurry, and ended the meeting according to Prince Gong's words.Prince Gong was stunned, and it was not good to change his mind cheekily at this time, so he got up with the members of the mission and said, "Then let's go back and discuss it again, the agreement is placed here, and I also ask Premier Hong to convey it to President Qiao for a look, and we will meet again." ”"Prince Gong walks slowly."
Hong Renji and the ministers also stood up and saluted, and Qiao Zhiyuan personally escorted the officials of the mission out of the door."
A group of whimsical dog things, defeated and retreated on the battlefield, and they still have the face to open their own conditions."
Hong Renji chuckled and spit out to the ministers, his face full of disdain."
Premier Hong, didn't you see it just now, when Prince Gong was leaving, his face turned green with anger, he was so fucking happy."
Wang Shumao echoed the sentence, and all the officials laughed.Wang Shumao's attendance at the negotiations as the military's top official also showed his growing importance.There are rumors in the army that Qiao Zhiqing is making a major adjustment to the Huaxing Army, and it seems that Wang Shumao will inevitably take up an important military position this time."
Who's to say it isn't, if it weren't for the president's thoughtfulness.Let's enter the city of Beijing now, and drive the Manchu Tartars back to their hometown in the northeast, where is there still their share of talking. ”Ma Xun, the minister of logistics, also laughed and cheered, looking at the cucumber faces of the court officials, it had been a long time since he was as happy as he was today.All the ministers laughed, and after the meeting ended, Qiao Zhiyuan gave it to Qiao Zhiqing with the agreement of the imperial court."
I have a really big appetite, I want us to vomit it out with Shanxi, Xiangyang, and Yangzhou, and I don't weigh what strength I have."
Qiao Zhiqing frowned, looked at the agreement in his hand, and chuckled."
What if the court doesn't budge," Qiao Zhiyuan asked worriedly."
This is just a negotiation tactic, and the desire for peace talks in the imperial court is stronger than ours.If I am not mistaken, Prince Gong will resume peace talks tomorrow. ”Qiao Zhiqing smiled lightly, without the slightest worry."
That's good, I'll go down and negotiate the specific details with everyone, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Qiao Zhiyuan nodded, took the agreement and went out.Prince Gong of Jiangnan Hotel took the royal delegation, kicked the door open after returning to the room, and scolded, "This gang of thieves is really shameless, the court has made such concessions, what do they want to do, do they want to cede all the rivers and mountains of our Qing Dynasty to them before they are willing" "Sixth brother, you should dissipate your anger." ”Prince Yi Xun poured a cup of tea and put it in front of Yi Xin, and continued, "Actually, this time the queen mothers are so anxious about peace talks, just to ask for comfort.Qiao Zhiqing is different from foreign devils, foreign devils are just seeking benefits, let's sign a treaty with them, give some benefits, and the foreign devils will withdraw their troops and strike their troops.Qiao Zhiqing wants our family's country, even if we sign this contract, when he recovers, he will start fighting without hesitation. ”Prince Gong put out the fire, sat down and took a sip of the tea bowl."
So, Sixth Brother.When we go back this time, we just need to bring an agreement to comfort and comfort the Queen Mother.Stepping up the time to train the new army and reform politics is the top priority, anyway, Qiao Zhiqing has no time for the Northern Expedition now, and we have at least one more year of development. ”Yi Xun made a solemn proposal, and his words were quite insightful, which surprised Prince Gong."
Organizing and training a new army and reforming politics is easier said than done.Jiangnan is an important place for the imperial court, and now it is all occupied by Qiao Zhiqing.Even if the imperial court has the heart to train troops, the treasury is already empty and depleted, and there is still a penny.Reform politics cannot be mentioned, the imperial court has accumulated shortcomings for a long time, and the indiscriminate use of fierce drugs under serious illness will only make the situation more out of control. ”Prince Gong spit out sadly, full of pessimism, where is it as simple as Yi Xun thought."
Could it be that my Qing Dynasty is really the end of the country's fortunes," Yi Xun asked unconvinced."
Not really, there is a silver lining to us.When Qiao Zhiqing pacified Jiangnan, he offended a lot of foreigners.The king guessed that it would not be long before the foreigners would send a large army to avenge their hatred.When the time comes, as long as we unite with the foreigners, we will still have two opinions on who will win and who will lose. ”Prince Gong said what was in his heart, which is why he agreed to the peace talks at this time, that is, to buy time for the imperial court to turn over the book."
The sixth brother is really high-minded, if there is the support of foreigners.No matter how powerful Qiao Zhiqing is, his two fists can't beat his four hands. ”Yi Xun looked at Prince Gong in surprise, full of admiration.This sixth brother is known as "Devil Six", and he really has some extraordinary insight."
What kind of high opinion" Prince Gong smiled bitterly, and said with emotion, "If Qiao Zhiqing is a wild wolf, then a foreigner is a vicious dog."
Just one to eat meat, one to give some bones, in the end there is no difference. ”"Let's not talk about it, let's finally go to Jiangnan and take someone out for a walk.Don't you know, Qiao Zhiqing is really a little unusual.The streets are full of new things, and you can get into a carriage with a wave of your hand.When I looked up, I saw young girls wandering around the street, all dressed in unclothed clothes, and showing off their flowers.You say that this thing is not unusual" Yi Xun is playful, talking about the fun things in Nanjing, his eyes immediately lit up, and he felt new when he saw anything.He was not in charge of any important positions in the court, he was only an idle man, carrying cages and birds every day, playing around, and he was tired of playing with new things in the capital."
You take someone with you, and the sixth brother will sort out the content to be negotiated tomorrow and see where some concessions can be made."
Prince Gong chuckled helplessly, gave an order to Yiyun, and after sending him out of the door, he sat down and got busy with his business with a tired face.In the afternoon of the presidential palace, Qiao Zhiqing had just taken a nap in bed, and Wei Ziyou came to see him outside the door."
Ziyou, come in."
Qiao Zhiqing greeted the door, then got up and sat up, sobering his brain away."
President, the latest military information from the northwest is good news."
As soon as Wei Ziyou entered the door, he said with excitement on his face, and waited to the side with a smile.Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly washed his face, sat down at the desk, took the military newspaper, and looked at it carefully.The military report was sent by Zhang Xian, who was in the west to conquer Gansu, and after Bai Yanhu took the Hui army out of Tongchuan Mansion, he went straight to Lanzhou, Gansu.Zhang Xian took advantage of the situation to pursue, and traveled lightly all the way.Not long after Bai Yanhu stepped into Lanzhou with his front foot, Zhang Xian's back foot came to the city
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