The mountain wind is about to come and the wind fills the building.

While the two sides were in a standstill and the delegations of various delegations discussed peace, it seemed like a peaceful situation, but in fact there was an undercurrent below.

As soon as Wu Zheng returned to Yingtian Prefecture, he heard that when the two sides restarted negotiations today, Hong Chengchou put forward new demands - to exchange hundreds of Ming troops for the Dan disciples, otherwise the peace talks would be stopped, and the Qing army in Xuzhou immediately went south and the war restarted.

Faced with Hong Chengchou's naked threat, Zhang Guowei and Zhang Huangyan could only send someone to report the matter to the Prime Minister Chen Zilong.

Chen Zilong naturally refused to agree. The two sides had only talked about one incense stick and then they parted in disagreement.

The negotiations thus fell into a deadlock again.

Wu Zheng decided to meet Chen Zilong.

When they arrived at Chen's mansion, Zhang Guowei and Zhang Huangyan were both there. When they saw Wu Zheng coming in, they stood up and bowed to him.

But Chen Zilong didn't move at all.

It’s not that Chen Zilong needs to compete for the ceremony with Wu, but as the master, this ceremony is not allowed to be saved.

Wu Zheng didn't mind, but just shook his eyes at Er Zhang.

Zhang Guowei and Zhang Huangyan looked at each other and quietly retreated.

"Since the prime minister is willing to see Wu Zheng, he has to speak, right?" Wu Zheng smiled and found a seat to sit down.

Chen Zilong spoke expressionlessly: "As you expected, the Qing side proposed to exchange the hundreds of Ming troops. I just wanted to ask, do you agree with the exchange of Danzhe?"

"Of course I disagree."

Chen Zilong was stunned. He didn't expect Wu Zheng to be so straightforward.

To be honest, Chen Zilong would never agree to exchange the Danzhe for hundreds of Ming troops.

But he was worried that Wu Zheng would interfere.

"Duke Zhenguo really thinks so?"

"Of course! No matter how stupid Wu Zheng is, he will not exchange the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers for hundreds of lives."

Chen Zilong looked at Wu Zheng carefully, and saw that he was not as evasive as he was, so his face calmed down.

"So, what you and I think are the same. At least in this matter, you and I are the same."

"The chief minister's words are too biased. You and I are more than just being in this matter?" Wu Zheng smiled, "You and I have always been in the same way as the anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Zilong's face was a little moved, and he nodded and said, "Mr. Chen agrees. Then it will not be difficult to deal with this matter. I will let Mr. Zhang refuse Hong Chengchou."

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "No!"

"What do you mean?" Chen Zilong asked with a grin, "Didn't you just say you didn't agree to the exchange?"

Wu Zheng replied: "I do not agree to the exchange, but people are saved!"

Chen Zilong said angrily: "You are in the hands of the Qing Dynasty. How can you save me just by saying that you can save me? Apart from agreeing to Hong Chengchou's unreasonable request, what other ways can you save me?"

Wu Wai shook his head and said, "I can't think of any other way."

Chen Zilong said angrily: "What do you want?"

"The chief assistant calms down. What I mean is that if you reject Hong Chengchou immediately, it may cause Hong Chengchou to stop his thoughts and immediately be unfavorable to Yizhen soldiers. Therefore, since you can't find a way to deal with it, you might as well delay it for two days."

Chen Zilong took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Do you think Chen doesn't want to save people? Those are the heroes of our dynasty. If Chen can be exchanged for them to escape from the prison, Chen will never refuse... But what our dynasty needs most now is not war, but rest and rest, accumulate strength, and Hong Chengchou is good at planning. How could he not know your intention to delay for two days... Even if it is delayed for two or three days, the final result will still be like this."

Wu Zheng casually said: "As long as you can drag it, there will be hope. Maybe there will be changes in the past two or three days."

Chen Zilong's eyes became sharp, "Wu Zheng, this matter is important, you must not cause trouble."

"Don't worry, I'll pay attention. Wu Zheng came here to ask the Prime Minister to prepare for the defense of Tianfu immediately to deal with the sudden war between the Qing army."

Chen Zilong stared at Wu Zheng's eyes, "You just promised not to cause trouble."

Wu Zheng smiled and said, "The Chief Supervisor misunderstood. When I mean it, my dynasty did not agree to Hong Chengchou's request. It is very likely that the Qing army will have abnormal movements in the past few days. It is not a bad thing to not reach an agreement to fight. It is to promote peace with war. The so-called intention to harm others should not be without a mind to guard against others. Besides, the Tartars are like beasts, so they must be guarded."

Chen Zilong nodded slowly and said, "This is reasonable, our association will continue to explain."

Wu Zheng stood up and bowed, "This is the case for me, so... I'll say goodbye."

Chen Zilong nodded and said nothing.

Wu Zheng smiled slightly and turned around and came out.

Suddenly, Chen Zilong's voice came from behind, "If the Qing army really comes to attack, I hope the Duke of Zhenguo will not leave Yingtian Prefecture."

Wu Zheng was a little confused and turned around and asked, "The defense of Yingtian Mansion is under the responsibility of the cabinet and the imperial guards. Wu Zheng stayed in Yingtian Mansion, and I am afraid he would not be able to help. If I really want to fight, I have to go to Zhenjiang or Dantu to command it."

Chen Zilong avoided Wu Zheng's gaze and said, "Listen to me, in recent days, you just don't leave Yingtian Mansion."

Wu Zheng was even more puzzled, "I'm afraid the chief minister is hiding something, right?"

Chen Zilong hesitated for a while and said, "Now is not the time to say it. In a few days, you will naturally understand."

Seeing that Chen Zilong refused to reveal the truth, Wu Zheng was puzzled, but he could not force it, so he nodded and said, "That's fine. If there is no emergency military information, I will stay in Yingtian Mansion."

After Wu Zheng left, he moved from behind Chen Zilong's left to Xu Fuyuan, Minister of Justice and Song Zhengyu, Minister of Works, and others.

Song Zhengyu whispered: "Why did the chief minister remind Wu Zheng? In fact, if this matter can be accomplished... it would not be a bad thing!"

Chen Zilong raised his head and sighed: "Chen has always criticized the frequent party disputes in the Ming Dynasty, which has led to the abandonment of the government. Now he is in the position of chief minister, but he has to imitate his predecessors to induce party disputes... This is a last resort. How can he use such despicable means of assassination again?"

Song Zhengyu said, "As long as the result is for justice, what's the harm in the way? If Wu Zheng really wants to make new contributions, then the court will be his one-man show. At that time, we are probably just his puppet. Now the cabinet seems to be in power together, but in fact, it is still Wu Zheng who covered the sky with one hand and used his hand to seize the chief minister and envoy to negotiate. In my opinion, instead of continuing to flirt with internal friction, it is better to break it."

Chen Zilong's eyes became sharper, and he looked at Song Zhengyu and said, "If you do something, you will not do anything. Although Wu Zheng's words and deeds are absurd and his behavior is domineering, he always makes contributions to the court. Besides, he is a descendant of the royal family, how can he inflict privately?"

Song Zhengyu sneered: "Brother among men! Not to mention that Wu Zheng's life experience has not been confirmed yet. Even if it is confirmed, there are many children of the royal family in the world, not more than him, not less than him... Sacrifice for the great cause of restoration, he can be regarded as his efforts to do his best for the ancestral temple and country."
Chapter completed!