Regardless of whether Zheng Kui was willing or not, he still accepted the request to go to the Ming army to negotiate.

But what made him feel a little humiliated was that he sat down in a basket and went downstairs.

Isn’t this the only pig, dog, chicken and duck?

But he also knew there was nothing he could do about it.

The Qing army is now besieged in the city, and the Ming army may attack the city at any time.

How could it be possible to open the city gate at this time?

Do you expect the Ming army to have the kindness of Duke Xiang of Song?

I could only let Zheng Kui sit in the basket and go down the city with some humiliation.

However, when Zheng Kui came to the city wall, he realized that although the Ming army now besieged the city, it did not mean to attack.

He swallowed and spitted, he mustered up the courage to walk towards the Ming army camp.

What should I say when I see Mingjun?

What if the Ming army did not say anything and shot him?

If he dies before he succeeds...

Pooh!

I finally had a big vote, so why do I think of these things?

Zheng Kui tried hard to calm himself down, at least he could not show his timidity in front of the Ming army!

Yes!

He represents the Qing army in Xiangyang!

But this road is really far.

It took Zheng Kui a long time to walk to the Ming army camp and shouted at the top of his voice: "I am the envoy to negotiate."

He was afraid that he would be slow to speak and be shot into a hedgehog by the Ming army's arrows.

"Messenger?"

The Ming army sentries asked questions vigilantly when they saw Zheng Kui.

"Did you come out of Xiangyang City?"

"That's right, Zheng is the messenger sent by Lord Han, the general of Xiangyang, to negotiate with the army."

"You wait here, don't move around! I'll report it!"

After saying that, the sentry turned around and left.

Zheng Kui was very confused, but now that he has done this, he can only hold on and hold on with no chance to go back on his word.

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"Report to Your Majesty, Your Highness, King Jin, there is a man outside the gate who claims to be an envoy of the Xiangyang Army, and requests to be summoned."

Zhu Youlang was discussing a combat plan with Li Dingguo in his account, and a Ming soldier knelt down with his fists and reported.

"Oh? I'll send an envoy so soon?"

Zhu Youlang was obviously a little surprised.

Originally, he thought that the Xiangyang guard general would at least have to struggle symbolically for a while, but he never thought that the other party would send an envoy so directly.

Zhu Youlang still overestimated the integrity of these Qing generals.

If you think about it carefully, these Qing generals were originally the generals of the Ming army. After the Qing army advanced south, they quickly turned against each other. They turned against each other faster than flirting with books.

At that time, they did not have a trace of hesitation in their hearts.

The current situation is very similar to that in the past.

The army is facing a strong enemy.

However, the identity of the Ming army and the Qing army changed, so it is no wonder that these Qing generals made the decision to seek peace.

"Bring him in."

Zhu Youlang said in a deep voice.

"His Majesty!"

Li Dingguo was obviously a little worried, his face full of sorrow.

"The King of Jin doesn't have to worry, I know it."

"I am worried that this messenger was an assassin sent by Donglu."

Seeing that the emperor had a wrong idea, Li Dingguo quickly explained.

"Then you don't have to worry about it."

Zhu Youlang laughed and said, "There are countless personal guards in this handsome account. If an assassin can succeed, then there is no need to conquer the Eastern Expedition."

Although it was a joke, Li Dingguo's face turned red after hearing this.

Yes, when did he become so unconfident?

How to fight this kind of fearful look?

It was because His Majesty’s identity was too noble, so he was a little worried.

After a while, Zheng Kui was brought here. He carefully looked at the people in the tent and confirmed that the person wearing golden armor was Emperor Yongli, so he bowed and said, "The messenger Zheng Kui paid homage to the wise master."

Zheng Kui's words angered Li Dingguo.

"What is a wise lord? You should call your majesty! Also, why don't you kneel down when you meet the emperor!"

Zheng Kui had already planned, deliberately pretending to be fearless and said arrogantly: "I am the envoy of the General, and Yongli is just the lord of the remnant Ming Dynasty. What's the problem with me calling this? Confucianism and etiquette say that a real man only kneels on heaven, earth, king, and teacher. Yongli is not any of this, why should I kneel down?"

"A slut who speaks wildly, someone will drag him out and behead him!"

At the order of Li Dingguo, two soldiers immediately stood up.

They walked behind Zheng Kui and took him down and dragged him out.

Seeing that the Ming people came true, Zheng Kui was so scared that his face looked like a dirt and hurriedly said, "Give up your life, the villain said with his tongue, please forgive me for his sins."

"slow!"

Zhu Youlang spoke in person, and the soldier naturally stopped.

"I will give you another chance to do the courtesy you should have."

Zhu Youlang was so powerful that he was not angry that Zheng Kui was so scared that he was shaking like a sieve.

He finally found the scared soul back, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed at Zhu Youlang, "The envoy Zheng Kui pays homage to the Emperor of Ming."

Zhu Youlang thought to himself that this is almost the same.

"You must think that the two countries will not kill the envoys when they are in war. I will not do anything to you. Unfortunately, you forgot that the Donglu is a thief who steals the country and is not worthy of calling him a country at all. So if you do not obey the courtesy, I will definitely kill you!"

"The villain understands!"

Zheng Kui was completely suppressed by Zhu Youlang's momentum, and there was a faint crying voice in his voice.

Li Dingguo thought to himself that he was so happy that His Majesty calmed this guy in just a few words. Maybe this is the majesty of the Tian family.

"Tell me, what's wrong with you here?"

Zheng Kui was already scared and naturally did not dare to do it again. He said obediently: "My general wants to negotiate with His Majesty... no, it's a peace."

"Sum? How to sum it?"

"This...this..."

Zheng Kui was stunned for a moment. It was not that he intended to do so, but that his brother-in-law did not give him clear instructions before leaving.

My brother-in-law just asked him to act according to the opportunity, which would have stumped him.

"You don't even know how to ask for peace, so you come to see me. Could it be that you are making fun of me?"

Faced with the Emperor's questioning, Zheng Kui was so scared that he lowered his head and did not dare to look at the Emperor directly.

"The villain is just a messenger, the villain..."

Zhu Youlang said coldly: "Then I will ask another question. What is your bottom line?"

Zhu Youlang didn't want to waste too much time on such things and asked straight to the point.

"Ah, my general said this."

Zheng Kui took a deep breath and said, "My general said that as long as your Majesty, he can compensate for money and food. As long as you don't enter the city, it's fine."

After hearing this, Zhu Youlang shook his head.

“This is impossible.”

If he just wants to make money, why would he have to turn the grain to the north to attack Xiangyang and go directly down the river to attack Jiangling? Wouldn't he be nice?

The reason why Zhu Youlang attacked Xiangyang was to absolutely control Xiangyang and ensure the Ming army's control over the Han River Basin.

Only in this way can the Ming army be free of worries and can safely go deep into the hinterland of Huguang and attack Jiangling and even Wuchang.

Therefore, Zhu Youlang will not give in at this point.

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Chapter completed!