The Travelers of the Heavens

Jiangning in the first month of the sixth year of Chongning in the Great Zhou Empire (the sixth year of Jiaqing in Gongjilu, 1801 AD).

Chu Bufan handed the draft of the armistice treaty to the Qing government's negotiator, Minister of Military Aircraft Qinggui, and the two parties discussed the armistice on this draft.

This armistice draft did not ask the Qing court to pay compensation, but only focused on the sovereignty of the Qing court.

Qinggui couldn't help but be shocked after reading the draft. If this draft was forwarded to the capital, not to mention the Qing emperor, even the milder second elder brother Minning would not agree to it.

"Qingzhongtang, this treaty was drawn up after careful consideration. Now that the White Lotus Sect is causing chaos in Sichuan and Shaanxi, your country must not have sufficient military and financial resources. Therefore, there is no clause in the treaty asking you to pay compensation. The Prince of Xining and I have already prepared for you. It’s for your country’s sake," Chu Bufan said.

"However, it is absolutely impossible to cede so much land, set up a foreign affairs office in Beijing, and station troops in the capital. I hope the prince and Lord Chu can think about it again," Qinggui said

"Haha, Mr. Qing, why don’t you send this draft treaty to the capital and give it to your country’s second elder brother to read, and then make a decision before it’s too late?" Chu Bufan said with a smile.

"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. Negotiations do not last for a moment. Since Qingzhongtang is here, it is better to rest for a few more days," Wang Yu said

"Um, this.. Why.. So I went to Beijing to hand it over to my second elder brother, but I asked the prince to order your army to temporarily stop attacking our Qing state capital," Qinggui said.

"this.. Well, I will immediately send a fast horse to deliver the order and ask them to stop and stand by." Wang Yu said in a difficult situation.

""Thank you, my lord." Qinggui responded with clasped fists.

Then Chu Bufan personally arranged accommodation for Qinggui and his party.

"Your Highness, you are too cruel. Once this treaty is signed, almost half of the Qing Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River will be gone, and the capital will also be under the supervision of our army." After returning, Chu Bufan said

"I don’t expect the Qing court to sign this peace treaty right away. It’s better to talk about it more. The heavy snow now is just a good time for the soldiers to rest for the winter. If anything happens, we’ll talk about it in the spring," Wang Yu said

""Yes" Chu Bufan responded

"There was a"squeak" sound, and the door opened.

It turned out that Chi Lian came in.

"Chi Lianzi, how is the situation on the riverside?" Wang Yu asked.

At this time, Chu Bufan asked the soldiers to bring hot tea and handed it to Chi Lian

"Everything is normal, the soldiers are resting and maintaining the artillery," Chi Lian said.

Wang Yu sent her to bring supplies and money to reward the soldiers of the Jiangyin artillery group.

"That's good, where is the pontoon?" Wang Yu asked again

"The floating bridge has also been reinforced, no problem," Chi Lian said.

""Okay." Wang Yu nodded.

In a luxurious room in the Governor's Mansion, Qinggui and several entourage were discussing matters.

"Zhongtang, once this peace treaty is presented to the capital, it will definitely cause shock to the government and the public," said Wang Chang, who was walking in the Military Aircraft Department.

"I don’t know this, but this group of foreigners is extremely vicious and starts a war at the slightest disagreement. It’s really abominable," Qinggui said.

"Zhongtang, that matter"Wang Chang asked

"Send someone to quickly deliver the original text to the capital for his second elder brother to read," Qinggui said.

""Yes." Wang Chang responded and sent someone to do it after Qinggui finished writing the memorial. He was far away in the capital, in the Yangxin Hall.

Under the care of the imperial doctor, Emperor Jiaqing's health also improved.

"Emperor Ama, I have negotiated peace with foreigners without authorization. Please punish Emperor Ama." Minning knelt down to plead guilty.

Emperor Jiaqing waved his hand and pointed to a stool next to him.

"Yes, thank you Emperor Ama." Minning stood up and sat down on the stool respectfully.

"Is there any news from Jiangnan?" Emperor Jiaqing asked

"Report back to Emperor Ama, not yet," Minning said

"Think about what it was like when your grandpa was still here, and all the kingdoms came to court during the prosperous period of Qianlong. In just a few years, the state affairs have become so corrupt that foreigners are tyrannical in the Qing Dynasty. How will I face your grandpa in the future? Through this war with"foreigners", Emperor Jiaqing suffered a great blow.

"It is obvious to all that Huang Ama has worked diligently for the people in recent years. However, the foreigners were so despicable that they went to war with the Qing Dynasty. Huang Ama also fell into their trap." Minning could only persuade his father in this way.

But Jiaqing It is also true that Emperor Qinzheng was in charge, but he could not change the mess left by Qianlong's prosperous era at all. Why is it said that Qianlong's prosperous era was a mess? Because it was simply an illusion and a fake prosperous era. This kind of prosperous era will appear in any dynasty when it reaches a certain stage of development. , even if someone were to put Qianlong in his place, as long as he didn't work hard, he could still have a prosperous age or at least rule the world.

Obviously Emperor Qianlong was not an incompetent or mediocre person. He had his own understanding and way of handling national affairs. At the same time, he also caught up with It’s time to get back to business.

"Why.. I hope Qinggui and the others can negotiate a truce with the foreigners as soon as possible." Emperor Jiaqing was heartbroken and sighed. He could only reluctantly negotiate peace with the"foreigners".

A few days later, Qinggui's messenger rushed to the capital with a memorial and terms.

""Emperor Ama, the excerpt from Qingzhong Hall" Minning first forwarded the excerpt to Emperor Jiaqing.

"Well, what is that? Emperor Jiaqing asked when he saw the folder held by the messenger.

"To report to the Emperor, this is the armistice and peace treaty issued by the foreigners," the messenger said.

""Bring it up." Emperor Jiaqing put Qinggui's folder aside and motioned to bring the folder over.

""Min" the messenger respectfully handed over the folder.

This folder was written by Wang Yu, written in Manchu, Han and Mongolian, which gave Emperor Jiaqing enough respect.

What? You ask Wang Yu why he knows so many languages, oh, my dear Dear readers, as a time traveler, isn’t it a basic quality to be proficient in any language, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign?

Emperor Jiaqing read the draft of the peace treaty carefully after receiving it

"What! Be bold! Cough cough cough"Just after reading two of them, Emperor Jiaqing was so angry that he coughed.

"Emperor Ama"

"emperor"

"Quickly pass on the imperial physician"

"Hey, the imperial physician"

"Send the message to the imperial doctor quickly."

Suddenly, the scene was in chaos. Minning and several military ministers looked at Emperor Jiaqing, and the eunuchs ran outside the palace to relay the message.

"Foreigners bully me too much! Emperor Jiaqing said angrily

""Huang Ama, calm down, take care of the dragon body," Minning advised.

Soon, the imperial doctor came, took Emperor Jiaqing's pulse, prescribed some medicine, and went to wait outside. After all, the emperor was discussing important matters with the military and aircraft ministers.

"Minning, look at these damn foreigners, how dare they make such a noise?" Emperor Jiaqing handed the folder to Minning

""Min Ning took the folder and looked at it.

"What? Foreigners want this"Minning saw it and was shocked. He didn't dare to say anything.

""Say," Emperor Jiaqing signaled.

"The foreigners want to cut off several provinces south of the Yangtze River in the Qing Dynasty, and they want more.. We also need to control the capital," Minning said.

"Your Majesty, the foreigners’ ambitions must not be tolerated by your Majesty." Dong Gao, as the main combatant, said:

"Master Dong, the imperial court currently has no troops to send except for the cavalry outside the pass," Minning said. The huge Qing Empire claims to have one million troops, 200,000 Eight Banners and 800,000 Green Battalions, how could it have no troops to send.

But this is the book strength. In fact, both the Green Camp and the Eight Banners have a situation of empty pay. That is, a 5,000-man army actually only has 3,000 people, but the commander of the army reported the military pay of 5,000 people, and then the commander would Eat the difference.

The Eight Banners Green Battalion of the Qing Army that was wiped out in Guangdong and Liangjiang before was already very effective. The powerful Sichuan-Shaanxi Qing Army that was destroyed by shelling in the north of the Yangtze River is also one of the Qing forces in the best condition at present.

Outside the Pass Although the fierce ancient cavalry maintains high combat effectiveness, facing the machine guns and artillery of the Kyushu Army and the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, once they go south, they will not end up better than those of the Qing army that have been wiped out.

The Qing army seems to be numerous, but Except for the brave soldiers stationed everywhere and the troops on the Sichuan and Shaanxi front lines, there are not many other mobile troops.

Wang Yu now has both tactical and equipment advantages, as well as a huge numerical advantage.

It seems that for the Qing court, an unequal treaty It must be signed

"According to my decree, the ports in Guangdong and Guangdong can be opened appropriately, but foreigners are not allowed to go to Beijing, are not allowed to station troops, and will never cede an inch of land in the Qing Dynasty," Emperor Jiaqing said. This should be his last stubbornness

""Hey, Emperor Ama" Minning responded.

The messenger carrying Emperor Jiaqing's imperial edict rushed out of the Forbidden City and rushed to Jiangning.