On the third day of March, at the invitation of Hideopo, the Ming army sent a peace talks team led by Yang Hao, supplemented by Taki and Jiesheng. On the other hand, the Japanese army was led by Fujikiji, supplemented by Fujido Takato and Komiya Haruka. Since the peace talks were held without notifying Hideyoshi, both sides tried to keep a low profile, but low profile did not mean smooth. A war without gunpowder began, and we went back and forth until early May, and we couldn't reach a result that satisfies both sides.

The conditions proposed by Yang Hao on behalf of Xing Jie were very simple: withdraw troops. First withdraw troops and then discuss other conditions. For conditions such as Kanhe trade, the Japanese army did not withdraw troops for a day, and other conditions were exempted from negotiation.

The Ming army's determination surprised Kichi. Although he proposed a compromise plan with Luodongjiang and Jinjiang as the boundary in the later period, Yang Hao was unmoved and threatened that unless the Japanese army retreated to Kyushu, nothing could be discussed. Pogui even threatened that if the Japanese army delayed it, what was waiting for them was not the peace delegation, but the million-dollar army led by Li Rusong (he thought the Japanese did not know that Li Rusong was dead).

In this way, the peace talks that lasted more than two months ended in disagreement. During this period, Hideopo asked Hideoy for various reasons, including visiting relatives, hoping to return to China for a while, but was rejected every time. Moreover, the signature of the reply was not Hideoy, but the three-way follower, which made Hideopo subconsciously nervous: "Three months, there are still three months to change. If you don't go back, all your previous efforts will be wasted."

"Gao Hu, you meet with the Ming army again and tell them that I will talk to Xing Jie this time." Xiu Bao said fiercely.

"As for orders, please ask me. I wonder what your lord has to do?" Now only Gao Hu and Qingxing dare to ask Xiu Bao's idea like this.

"It's very simple. I decided to hand over all the cities except Shuntian, Sicheon, Busan, Mashan and other nine coastal forts (groups) and Jeju, Juji and Yuling Islands to the Ming army."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked, and most famous generals, including Hidetomoto and Hidetachi, firmly opposed this plan.

"I am really unwilling to give the two things I have finally kept, and I am so easily returned to the Koreans." Xiaomiyayama Haruka, who had experienced the Battle of Bitumen, said anxiously.

"Who said he would return it to North Korea?" Xiu Bao suddenly asked back: "I want to return it to the Ming Dynasty, and it is not now, but twenty years later."

Another bomb exploded in the crowd, and everyone still didn't understand Xiu Bao's intention: "Now that Ming and North Korea have formed an alliance, isn't it the same for anyone to give it? Besides, since it's a return, why have to wait for twenty years?"

Xiubao smiled slightly and ordered the guards to close the door and slowly tell his plan.

On May 12, the negotiations resumed after ten days of suspension, and the location was still in Zengping, but the negotiator was replaced by Xing Jie and Xiu Bao, and the entire negotiation process was conducted by two people in private.

"Mr. Xing is coming, and I am grateful." Xiubao sat opposite Xing Jie and greeted respectfully.

"I really thought that Lord Ping's Chinese is so fluent, so I was quite surprised." Xing Jie was over 60 years old. As a pro-war faction in the court, he often asked about the movements of the Japanese army. This time, he heard that Xiubao took the initiative to invite him, and was a little excited. After thinking about it, he finally agreed.

"Sir, I'm so proud. Since you can understand, I'll be straight to the point." Xiubao bowed and said, "I hope this negotiation will get an answer that satisfies both sides."

"Oh, I want to hear what Lord Ping has to say, but the ugly words are ahead. If the conditions proposed last time are still the ones, then there is no need to continue the negotiations." Xing Jie's tone was firm, and he seemed to be better than Xiubao in momentum.

"Of course not, but I want to ask for advice on something."

"Please say something if you have something to do."

"I heard that when your country was founded, Emperor Taizu decided to set up sixteen countries that would not be attacked. I wonder if it included my country and North Korea?"

Xing Jie nodded: "Mr. Ping even knows this? That's right, these sixteen countries include North Korea and your Japan, but what does it have to do with it?"

"Emperor Taizu was a commoner and led the Han people to resist the tyranny of the Mongols and restore the Central Plains in one fell swoop. It was indeed an emperor throughout the ages. My country has been invaded by the Mongols many times. Thanks to the protection of the gods, it was able to turn danger into a barbaric situation. You and I were both harmed by the Mongols. It can be said that they were both sick and pity. Therefore, Emperor Taizu gave me the grace of not attacking my country. My country is so grateful."

"I have also heard of it. During the pseudo-Yuan Kublai Khan, he sent troops to attack your country twice. Unexpectedly, they all returned in vain, with hundreds of thousands of casualties, and many of them were also our Han compatriots. Since you know the grace of Taizu, how dare you attack North Korea with ungratefulness?"

"Sir, listen to me," Xiu Bao continued: "Emperor Taizu ordered the Red Turban Army to go north to recover Liaodong, but was obstructed by the King of Goryeo and suffered heavy losses in the Pyongyang area. Not only that, they also took the opportunity to seize the land north of the Datong River, including the Tielingwei that was set up for a short time. Since then, the two countries have used the Yalu River as the boundary. Is this right?"

"This... Lord Ping has such a thorough understanding of the history of his country, which is simply 'China'." Xing Jie couldn't help but praise: "Yes, when conquering Liaodong, our army fought against Li Chenggui, who was then the Goryeo General, and thus lost a territory, so..."

"So, from the time of the ancestors, until the emperor immediately became the emperor, they all meant to annex Korea. Is that right?" Xiubao said with a smile.

Xing Jie was startled first, and then smiled: "Master Ping is really good at understanding people's hearts."

"If there is no place, I just read a lot of history books. I have also heard of the fact that the emperor first planned to send Song Yingchang, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, to manage Korea."

"This is the secret between our country and North Korea. How do you know it?" Xing Jie said with a shocked eyebrows. At the beginning of the Wenlu Battle, Emperor Wanli planned to send Song Yingchang to annex Korea in the name of governing Korea. Unexpectedly, Xuanzu politely refused. In addition, the Japanese army's rapid attack, the Ming Dynasty temporarily shelved this idea, but shelving it did not mean that it had not happened. This incident was recorded in "Ming Shilu" and "Chun Selu". Xiubao knew that it was not difficult.

"Don't worry about this, I just want to ask: Does your country still have this intention?"

"So what, so what, so what if there isn't?" Xing Jie asked vigilantly.

"If there is, my country will hand over the occupied land to the Ming Dynasty. If there is no, I have to fight with North Korea to the end." Xiubao said calmly.

"Sir Ping, you Japanese are so kind, wouldn't it be a counter-espionage plan?" Xing Jie, as a veteran of the officialdom, would of course not easily believe Xiu Bao's words.

"I am not a vegetarian and chanting Buddha's name. Of course, I won't be so kind, and we have the conditions."

"Conditions? Let's hear?"

"Both countries have spent a lot of manpower and material resources in this battle. As compensation, we have two requirements.

First, the coastal villages such as Shuntian, Sicheon, and Busan, which were defended by our army, as well as the three islands of Jeju, Juji and Yuling, were all assigned to our country;

Second, open Shuntian, Busan and Incheon as trade ports, allowing goods from the Three Kingdoms to be freely exchanged;

Third, the four lands currently occupied by our country, Zhongqing, Gangwon, Jeolla and Gyeongshang, were all returned to the Ming Dynasty. As compensation, our country shared the management rights of this place with your country for a period of twenty years;

Fourth, if your country and North Korea privately grant the above-mentioned areas back to North Korea, the treaty will immediately expire, and our army will send troops to North Korea again until it captures Seoul."
Chapter completed!