Chapter 296 Assassination of the Diplomatic Mission
Suksaha replied, "Princess Dong'e is 7 years old this year. My prince wants to arrange the marriage first. When Princess Dong'e reaches the age, he will send someone to deliver her to you. This is a portrait of Princess Dong'e!" Suksaha also presented the portrait.
The eunuch handed the portrait to Empress Dowager Zhou for preview. Empress Dowager Zhou took one look and said, "It looks good. Show it to His Majesty."
"Yes!" The eunuch put the portrait away and handed it to a palace maid to deliver to Zhu Cijiong.
"The capital must be given up, otherwise there is nothing else to talk about. Our ancestors are buried there, and I cannot let down the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty!" said Empress Dowager Zhou.
"Okay, then with Juyongguan as the line, the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty will always be brother countries!" Suksaha said.
"You go and discuss this matter with the cabinet, and I will use the seal after the discussion." said Queen Mother Zhou.
Inside the Shu Prince's Mansion in Chengdu, a glass shattered with a loud bang. Zhao Xiaofei said, "Nonsense! The Queen Mother is clueless! What does she know? Back when the Northern Song Dynasty lost the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, how difficult was it to recover them? Leaving only the capital and Changping is useless!"
Zhao Xiaofei calmed down for a moment and asked, "Has the delegation left Nanjing?"
"Not yet!" Xiao Si said. He had been assigned by Princess Kunxing to care for the prince and to establish the inner guards. Zhao Xiaofei had placed special emphasis on the intelligence department this time, reselecting personnel. The training manuals were purchased from later generations, edited and adapted, and then given to Xiao Si. Xiao Si was also incredibly serious; he had never imagined he could achieve a high-ranking position like the head of the Imperial Guard.
"Send someone to inform Li Zichu and have him create chaos in Nanjing and take the opportunity to kill Suksaha and the others." Zhao Xiaofei said.
Xiao Si immediately understood what Zhao Xiaofei meant, which was that the negotiations would fail. He immediately said, "I understand!"
"How's the radio station training going? We can't recruit people randomly at each station. We'd rather have a shortage than have unqualified people!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"I understand! The radio station can ensure that there is one person in each province to collect and transmit telegrams. This person still needs some time to be trained." Xiao Si said.
"Okay, go down!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
In Nanjing, Suksaha and Sony happily prepared to return to the capital to report with the agreement.
Sitting in the boat, Suksaha said, "This is the only way now. I'm sure the Regent will be satisfied with this."
"Once he gets this covenant, his position will be further consolidated," Sony said.
"I came here not for Dorgon, but for the Qing Dynasty. If the Qing Dynasty is gone, will we still have a chance to fight?" Suksaha said.
"How long will this covenant last?" asked Sony.
"If everything goes well, less than ten years!" said Suksaha.
"Ten years is enough time for the Qing Dynasty to recover!" said Sony.
The fleet slowly moved forward and arrived at the Yangzhou dock. The delegation needed some food and fresh water, so the ship slowly approached the dock. The current prefect of Yangzhou was Feng Dunhou, who was firmly opposed to negotiating with the Jianlu. However, the court had issued an order, and Zhao Xiaofei had sent another letter asking him to be patient. Now he could only sit in the prefectural office and drink alone. While he was drinking, someone knocked on the door and said, "Master Feng, there is a letter from Chengdu."
Feng Dunhou immediately perked up and said, "Come in!"
The man who entered was Feng Dunhou's advisor, Wang Lin. He was a loyal and brave man selected from the Kenan Army, and he also had some literary skills. He was specifically chosen to liaise with local officials. The news of Zhao Xiaofei's defeat and death a few months ago had plunged the local officials of Prince Li's faction into confusion and panic. Some officials were even transferred to remote positions.
"Sir, this is a letter from Fourth Master Xiao. He asks you to contact some officials from the prince's family and ask them to provide convenience. Then someone will kill the delegation!" Wang Lin said.
After reading the letter, Feng Dunhou said, "I will write a letter right away. Please give it to the county magistrates of these places. They are all local officials along the routes that the delegation must pass through."
"What the prince means is to leak the contents of the treaty on the surface to excite the people. Incite more scholars and let them take to the streets to make trouble. The bigger the better, and raise flags to protest to the delegation along the canal." Wang Lin said.
"I understand! Don't worry, Master Wang, I will not let your important matter down!" Feng Dunhou said.
Along the canal, there were banners everywhere, and scholars, literati and common people shouting their praises everywhere.
Suksaha said with a smile: "The Ming people are always good at talking. If we really want to use swords, one of our cavalrymen can kill a hundred of them."
"But they can use their brains and have dexterous hands. We in the Qing Dynasty will never be able to build those bombs and flying ships." Sony sighed.
"Don't worry, the Qing Dynasty will have it one day. Just like the Qing Dynasty didn't have artillery before, but it has it now, right?" Suksaha said.
"I hope this day will come sooner, otherwise the Qing Dynasty may have to return to Liaodong again," said Sony.
As he was saying this, the sound of killing suddenly shook the heavens. From time to time, someone could be heard shouting, "Kill the Tartars, kill the Tartars!"
"Every inch of land is soaked in blood!"
"I would rather China be covered with graves than to kill all the Tartars! Kill! Kill!"
At that moment, the sound of drums could be heard not far away. Suksaha and Soni immediately rushed out of the cabin. They saw countless figures on both sides of the boat, some holding sticks, some holding kitchen knives, and others holding bows and arrows made of branches, shooting at the fleet. However, their materials and shooting skills were not good enough. The arrows lost their power before they reached the boats and fell into the water.
Suksaha and Sony looked disdainful. Just as they were about to return to the warehouse to rest, the boat slowly stopped. Suksaha asked, "What's going on?"
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