Ye Yiwen was dead, and Shen Gai turned his head blankly to look at Zhang Yuejing.
Then, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying, he quickly jumped up from the chair, and then his knees softened and he knelt directly on the ground, kowtowed to Zhang Yuejing and begged for his life.
"General, have mercy! General, have mercy! General, have mercy! I didn't say anything bad about the country...General, have mercy! General, have mercy..."
Zhang Yuejing just looked at Shen Gai for a while, then bent down and helped him up.
"Okay, okay, I still understand why the two countries are at war without killing each other. Mr. Shen knows etiquette so well, how can I harm Mr. Shen? Hahahahaha, this is impossible, absolutely impossible .”
Shen Gai swallowed and glanced at Ye Yiwen's headless body outside the house.
The two countries are at war, why don't they kill the envoys?
Does he also understand this rule?
After receiving the guarantee, Shen Gai got up tremblingly and sat down tremblingly. He was as cautious as a frightened bird in front of Zhang Yuejing, as if he was very worried that he would kill someone.
"Don't be afraid, Mr. Shen. It's just that this man has repeatedly offended the Ming Dynasty. I couldn't bear it, so I killed him. Mr. Shen knows etiquette so well. How could I hurt Mr. Shen?"
Zhang Yuejing smiled and said: "Let's continue talking about the requirements? How about it?"
Shen Gai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Okay, okay, okay..."
"The first one is to cede land. I won't go into details here. There must be no less than one of the five roads. Of course, it won't work if you don't give it, because the Ming army can occupy all five roads. This is also my task.
It's okay if we don't fight. Since we fight, Ming Dynasty can't come here in vain. Ming Dynasty's 200,000 troops are gathered here. They won't leave once they come. You can't help it if you don't want to give it. If you have the ability, come and take it back. "
Zhang Yuejing spoke softly, but the content of his words did not have the slightest hint of discussion. It was as if he was saying the harshest words in the warmest tone, which gave people a very divided impression.
only……
Two hundred thousand troops?
Shen Gai suddenly remembered the merger of the peasant army and the Ming army on Jiangnan West Road.
"May I ask General, what is the relationship between the thieves on Jiangnan West Road...the army on Jiangnan West Road and the Ming Dynasty?"
"They have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Yuejing sneered and said: "You extorted excessive taxes and aroused public anger, and did not give the people a chance to breathe, so that they rebelled and took refuge in the Ming Dynasty. What else do you want to say now?"
Shen Gai didn't dare to say anything more.
"What about the second one?"
"It's very simple, compensation."
Zhang Yuejing clapped his fingers and said: "This war was started because the Southern Dynasty had evil intentions and wanted to destroy the Ming Dynasty's Yellow River embankment. The Ming Dynasty had no idea of sending troops south, so this is the fault of the Southern Dynasty. The entire cost of the Ming Dynasty's troops needs to be compensated by the Southern Dynasty.
Including marching expenses, food expenses, medicine expenses, ordnance expenses, horse expenses, etc., and the pension for the injured soldiers of the Ming Dynasty needs to be paid by the Southern Dynasty. In addition, an additional amount of money must be paid to the Ming Dynasty Yellow River Project as compensation. For the purpose of apology. "
"This...how much compensation is this in total? Has His Majesty the Emperor said the total amount?"
Shen Gai looked at Zhang Yuejing cautiously.
Zhang Yuejing chuckled and said: "That's none of my business. I'm only responsible for fighting the war and telling you the requirements. I'm not responsible for negotiating. If you accept, then Zhongdu will send people to agree with you on the specific figures. You can negotiate. .
Of course, if you don't accept it, then it will be my duty. My duty is, if you don't accept it, then I will lead my troops and fight until you accept it. "
Here it comes again, this feeling of saying the cruelest words in the warmest tone...
Shen Gai took a deep breath, suppressed the panic in his heart, and asked cautiously: "Is there a third item?"
"Of course there is, how come there isn't?"
Zhang Yuejing said: "This third item is what the Ming Emperor emphatically requested. It is very important. Its priority is still higher than the first two."
"Oh? I would like to... hear the details."
"The Southern Dynasty must hand over all the war criminals and their families in this war to Ming Dynasty, otherwise Ming Dynasty will not be satisfied."
"War criminal?"
Shen Gai didn't understand what Zhang Yuejing meant: "May I ask the general, what is a war criminal?"
Zhang Yuejing smiled.
"These are the officials of the Southern Dynasty who committed great crimes during this war. They either killed or injured our soldiers, or brutally persecuted the local people, which harmed humanity and nature. Then they are regarded as war criminals, and they and their people must be punished. Hand over your family members together and hand them over to Ming Dynasty, otherwise, this battle will not stop until you hand them over."
Shen Gai had become accustomed to Zhang Yuejing's way of speaking and was no longer surprised.
But Shen Gai still didn't understand a lot about the content of what he said.
"It's not difficult to understand the killing and wounding of soldiers and the like. As for the local people... this... I dare to ask the general, what happened to the local people?"
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Yuejing became angry when he mentioned this. He suppressed his anger and told Shen Gai what Wang Yan had done to the people of Xiangfan.
"Such unscrupulous things were actually done by the Southern Dynasty's own officials. I deeply felt that I couldn't bear it, so I wrote to Your Majesty. Your Majesty also found it unacceptable, so I made this proposal. As for the list of war criminals, you don't have to worry about it. .
Ming Dynasty will list the war criminals based on the actual situation. If the war criminals are dead, their families will be handed over. If the war criminals are not dead, they will be handed over together with their families. Only when Ming Dynasty confirms that they are correct can the delivery be considered complete and the treaty fulfilled. complete. "
"this……"
"Of course, Wang Yan's family, as well as Yu Yunwen and his family, must be among the war criminals and must be handed over."
"……………………"
Shen Gai was speechless.
Compared with the third article, he immediately felt that the first two were relatively easy to negotiate and implement. Land cession and compensation have been around since ancient times and were not beyond everyone's expectations. So it is not that they cannot be discussed, it is just more and less. It's just a difference.
But this third item...
Because the local people in Xiangfan were brutally killed, do we want to arrest war criminals?
Could this reason be any more hypocritical?
Do you really want to follow your emperor’s words and fight for the people? What kind of common people soldiers?
What a joke!
Shen Gai would never believe their words.
Of course, he is the winner, he can say whatever he wants, and there is nothing Shen Gai can do about it.
But what they wanted was the family of the general Wang Yan who died in the battle. If they were given this, who would dare to fight for the Song Dynasty in the future?
And the current Pingzhang Jun Guo Shi, the first person below the emperor Yu Yunwen, and his family are actually war criminals, and they have to be handed over to the Ming Dynasty for disposal?
Isn't this equivalent to turning the Song Dynasty's own prime ministers into war criminals and handing them over to the Ming Dynasty?
This...can the court accept it?
Can the emperor accept it?
This third item may be incomparable to the previous two together. This is equivalent to killing all those in the Song Dynasty who dare to fight against the Ming Dynasty!
Not only must they kill people, but they must also clearly tell the people of the Southern Song Dynasty not to be enemies of the Ming Dynasty. Once they become enemies, your own emperor will not be able to protect you, and he must hand you over obediently in exchange for peace.
Killing someone but also killing your heart?
So scary...
How can we live like this?
Can the Southern Song Dynasty still be considered a normal country?
This will be ridiculed by future generations for thousands of years.
With Zhao Xun's strong temper, he...can he accept this request?
From Shen Gai's own point of view, it should be a bit difficult, and it didn't feel much easier than taking his life.
Because of such concerns, Shen Gai tried to persuade Zhang Yuejing.
"General, forget about Wang Yan, Yu Yunwen... He is now the privy envoy of the Song Dynasty and the state affairs officer of the Pingzhang Army, and he is also the city defense envoy of Lin'an City. He holds many positions and holds great power. If the Ming Dynasty wants to let the Song Dynasty control It is almost impossible for him to hand it over..."
Zhang Yuejing nodded indifferently.
"Then I'll beat him until you hand him over."
"……………………"
Shen Gai felt bitter for a while and said depressedly: "Yu Yunwen is not an ordinary person. It is impossible for the Song Dynasty to hand him over. The general may not know that Yu Yunwen has been appointed as Pingzhangjun's state affairs officer. He is above the prime minister and has military power!
Compared to Ye Yiwen, who was killed by you just now, his current status is even more important. He can be called one person below ten thousand people, the pillar of the country! How could he be handed over? "
"One person is inferior to ten thousand people?"
Zhang Yuejing smiled coldly: "When the Ming army came to Lin'an City and surrounded Lin'an City, he was in a high position. How could the government orders leave Lin'an City? How dare the prime minister of a mere city go against the Ming Emperor's wishes? Stop talking. If he doesn’t come out, I will beat him until he comes out and surrenders.”
Shen should be completely speechless.
Why is this person so arrogant and unreasonable?
Just know how to fight?
Don't you know what to say other than to fight?
He knew that he would never be able to persuade Zhang Yuejing no matter what, and he could also imagine how furious Zhao Yan would be once these demands were taken back.
And what's even more terrible is... Ye Yiwen is dead!
Ye Yiwen was killed!
This...this is nothing!
Shen Gai began to feel that his life was not good.
But the next second he realized that his feeling was not enough, because Zhang Yuejing had not finished his request.
"Then let me talk about the fourth item. This fourth item..."
"General, wait a moment!"
Shen Gai interrupted Zhang Yuejing's words with a look of horror on his face, and said in surprise: "General, what are you talking about? There's a fourth article? There's more?"
"Of course, why, do you think only three are enough?"
Zhang Yuejing mocked: "Don't worry, wait until I finish. This fourth item is also very important. Its importance is only lower than the third item, but also above the first and second items."
In terms of your relationship, land cession and compensation are the lowest level, right?
But speaking of it this way, Shen Gai felt a little bit afraid of what this fourth requirement was.
"Article 4: The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty requested that the Southern Dynasty be renamed the Kingdom of Song and renamed the Kingdom of Jiangnan. The Emperor of the Southern Dynasty was renamed the Kingdom of Jiangnan. Under the Ming Dynasty, the Southern Dynasty's status was the same as that of Goryeo."
