The central government really didn't expect this, and Su Yonglin didn't expect it either.
They had previously thought about garrisoning troops in Lin'an, but they only retained 500 elite troops to protect the office. Even 500 elite troops could play a big role at critical moments.
But who knew that Lin'an would actually take the initiative to ask them to garrison troops and give them a legitimate opportunity to keep their troops.
The fox pretends to be the tiger's power?
Did they want to use the power of the Ming army to deter local separatist forces with ill intentions towards the Lin'an court, which had lost all its prestige after the war?
This is a good method, which can effectively deter local forces that are dissatisfied with the Lin'an court, maintain local stability, and indirectly reduce their military expenditures by an extremely large amount.
After Xin Qiji and Zhang Yuejing discussed in low voices for a while, they felt that this matter was of great importance and they had to consult Su Yonglin before making a decision.
"This matter is of great importance. I need to ask the Ming Emperor for instructions before he gives you an answer. As soon as the treaty is signed, I will immediately send someone back to report the news to His Majesty and ask for His Majesty's Holy Judgment."
"That's very good."
Shen Gai nodded: "The matter has come to this, we will fully accept all the requirements of the Ming Dynasty, and also ask General Xin to report the news to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible. The Song Dynasty... Oh, it is the Jiangnan Kingdom. The Jiangnan Kingdom is eagerly looking forward to the great tomorrow. The troops are stationed to intimidate the younger generation."
Xin Qiji nodded.
"Just in case, let me ask one more question, can Mr. Shen make the final decision on this matter?"
Xin Qiji looked at Shen Gai.
Shen Gai looked directly at Xin Qiji and nodded.
"Can."
"good."
Xin Qiji asked no more questions.
The two parties discussed other minor issues, such as war reparations. Xin Qiji made some concessions to save Shen Gai some face. He did not ask for too much money, and the price was still very reasonable.
The two sides then formally finalized the peace agreement.
Xin Qiji handed one of the two copies of the formal peace negotiation document prepared in advance to Shen Gai, and kept one copy to sign his name, and stamped it with the national seal that Su Yonglin gave him.
Shen Gai also took out the national seal that should have belonged to Zhao Dun, signed his name, and stamped it.
Both parties exchanged texts, signed their names again, and stamped their seals.
In this way, the peace agreement will officially become legally binding.
From then on, the Southern Song Dynasty no longer existed in the world. There was only a country called [Jiangnan Kingdom]. This country was a vassal state of the Ming Kingdom. The head of state was equal to the king, but the official name was [Jiangnan Kingdom Lord].
The first lord of Jiangnan was named Zhao Dun. He would later be officially canonized by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and become the lord of Jiangnan.
And every Jiangnan leader needs to be canonized by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty before he can be regarded as the official Jiangnan leader and exercise power.
The Lord of Jiangnan was a subject of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In all matters, he must be a minister to the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom. He could not overstep or disobey the orders of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was not allowed to call himself the Lord of the country externally or emperor internally.
The Jiangnan Kingdom cannot have its own era name, and must adopt the reign name of its overlord, the Ming Kingdom, which is the Hongwu era name.
Jiangnan State needs to legally recognize the original five roads and four prefectures of Jingnan South Road, Jinghu North Road, Jinghu South Road, Jiangnan West Road, Huainan West Road, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Jiankang Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture. It was ceded to the Ming Dynasty as compensation for this war. It declared that it would permanently give up the ownership of the land of the Five Routes and Four Prefectures, and recognized that this was the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
The Jiangnan Kingdom needs to hand over the war criminals recognized by the Ming Kingdom and their families to the Ming Kingdom. Everything will be handled by the Ming Kingdom. No hiding is allowed, including the main war criminals Yu Yunwen, Wang Dabao and others, as well as all their families. All must be handed over to the Ming Kingdom. Come out and let the Ming Dynasty handle it.
An office of the Ming Dynasty needs to be set up in Lin'an City. The Ming Dynasty will send officials and troops to manage and garrison it. The interior of the office is equivalent to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Jiangnan officials and troops are not allowed to enter at will.
The people of the Ming Dynasty in Jiangnan Kingdom are not subject to the legal management of the Jiangnan Kingdom. If they break the law, they need to be handed over to the office and dealt with according to the laws of the Ming Kingdom. Jiangnan Kingdom does not have the qualifications to deal with the people of the Ming Dynasty.
While making so many demands, the Ming Kingdom did not fail to make some concessions to Jiangnan Kingdom.
For example, as a favor from the suzerain state to its vassal state, the "sui coins" originally provided by the Southern Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty stopped, and the Ming Dynasty no longer needed Jiangnan Kingdom to pay any sui coins.
In terms of war reparations, we can also negotiate peacefully and make some concessions. Jiangnan Kingdom does not need to pay too much compensation, and it is ok as long as the Ming Dynasty suffers some losses.
Look, how generous the Ming Dynasty is to you?
Moved or not?
Touched, of course.
"Is Your Highness the King in good health?"
When exchanging peace treaty texts, Xin Qiji asked casually.
Shen Gai replied casually.
"His Royal Highness is ill. He is lying on the bed and cannot get up to meet the envoy of the Kingdom. I am really sorry, but the imperial doctor said that His Highness's body can still be nursed back to health and he will recover soon. Mr. Xin does not need to worry. .”
Xin Qiji shook his head.
"It's okay. Please have a good rest, Your Highness. By the way, I would like to ask Mr. Shen to bring me the greetings from the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to Your Highness."
"Definitely bring it."
Shen Gai's expression remained as usual, without any change.
"Then for many subsequent issues, including the delivery of land, I have requested your full assistance. Of course, Jiangnan Kingdom is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will fully support the governance of His Highness, and will never allow anyone to have any influence on the Jiangnan Kingdom. Malice, regarding the garrison matter, I will also try my best to facilitate it."
After thinking for a period of time, Xin Qiji realized what Shen Gai and others' intention was in requesting the Ming army to garrison. He felt that this matter would be of no harm to the Ming Dynasty, so he made his words clear.
Hearing these words, Shen Gai's heart relaxed for no reason, and he gave an ugly smile to express his gratitude to Xin Qiji.
Afterwards, everyone held a grand celebration banquet to celebrate the end of the war, the return of peace, the city of Lin'an escaping the disaster, and the residents of Lin'an escaping the disaster.
At night, after three rounds of drinking, the banquet was over. Everyone went back to their homes to find their mothers. Some slept, some vomited, some went drunken and crazy, and some laughed.
On the way back to the palace office, Zhang Shi handed the hangover medicine to Shen Gai, who was slightly tipsy. Shen Gai took the hangover medicine and drank it slowly.
"My husband drank a little too much."
"I'm so happy. I'm worry-free now. Why don't I drink more?"
Shen Gai squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Shi, and said with a smile: "Jingfu, this time, we can successfully solve the problem and gain a rare stability. How rare is this? As long as the Ming Dynasty agrees to garrison, won't we? Can you live a stable life?"
Zhang Shi pursed his lips and then laughed.
"Where is the stability here? This is clearly a return to the past..."
Hearing this, Shen Gai wiped away the smile on his face.
"This suggestion was made by Jingfu, but now Jingfu thinks it is a return to his past?"
"That's natural, how can you not see it? Although the Ming army retreated and stopped attacking Lin'an, the agreement they signed with us has completely locked us in, and the Song army has been completely wiped out. From now on In the future, the entire Song Dynasty will have no possibility of getting rid of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Shi suppressed his smile and said: "Obviously, although the Ming Dynasty did not completely attack us in the short term, I think that is just because the Ming Dynasty has not completed the Yellow River project, so it cannot use its hands. Once they solve the internal problems, If you want to annex the Song Dynasty, it is just a matter of effort."
