Regarding Huang Taiji's decision to recruit and surrender Yang Zhen, Fan Wencheng initially had reservations.

Fan Wencheng did not object to the recruitment and surrender of Yang Zhen, but believed that the time was not yet ripe for the recruitment and surrender of Yang Zhen.

In his opinion, Yang Zhen's situation was not exactly the same as that of Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi, the three kings of Sanshun.

King Sanshun and the others surrendered when they were alone or even at the end of their rope, but now Yang Zhen's troops were not at the end of their rope.

Although it is not completely impossible to recruit Yang Zhen to surrender now, he will definitely have to pay a higher price.

However, Huang Taiji wanted to stabilize the situation in southeastern Liaoning as soon as possible and wanted to recruit Yang Zhen to surrender as soon as possible. As a slave, he not only did not dare to use force to persuade him, but also had to make plans for him to make sure it came true.

Since he was ordered to assist Shang Kexi, he had trouble sleeping and eating, worked hard and almost did everything by hand. Finally, he felt that he had figured out Yang Zhen's thoughts and thought he could enter the city.

However, as soon as he entered the city, he fell into the current situation.

It was also at this point that he suddenly realized that the reaction in Zhenjiang Fort a few days ago and Yang Zhen's various behaviors were probably all illusions deliberately created by the young governor of the Southern Dynasty in front of him.

But he still didn't know why Yang Zhen worked so hard to do this.

In particular, he believed that the conditions for Huang Taiji to surrender were already very favorable. Not to mention that Yang Zhen's troops were now trapped in a tight siege, but Yang Zhen was now in Lushunkou. Huang Taiji used such conditions to recruit Huang Taiji to surrender.

You should also be tempted and weigh it carefully.

"King of Dongjiang? King of Dongjiang?"

"Yes, it is the King of Dongjiang! Since the Governor now occupies Dongjiang and other places, the title of King of Dongjiang is worthy of the title of Governor!"

Fan Wencheng saw Yang Zhen mumbling to himself and looking hesitant after listening to what he said. He thought Yang Zhen was moved, so he immediately emphasized it again, then looked up at Yang Zhen and said with provocative words:

"Captain, your achievements are unparalleled and everyone knows it, but in the Southern Dynasties, you can only be granted the title of uncle. And based on the old examples of the Southern Dynasties, no matter how great your achievements are in the future, the commander will not be granted the title of king of the Zhu family -"

"Who are you?!"

The title "King of Dongjiang" did move Yang Zhen's heart, but he was only slightly tempted by the title itself.

After a moment of temptation, Yang Zhen quickly realized that this new proposal did not come from Shang Kexi, but from the middle-aged scribe who followed Shang Kexi into the city.

——Is this person really Fan Wencheng?

If so, then you will make a lot of money this time.

Others may not know the important role Fan Wencheng played in the rise of the Qing Dynasties and their entry into the customs, but Yang Zhen, who came from a later generation, knew this very well.

In the original history, after Fan Wencheng's death, Kang Mazi once commented on him that Wencheng's strategy could be worth millions of soldiers.

At this moment, with Jin Yukui's previous reminder, Yang Zhen thought that this person might be Fan Wencheng, and before he could finish his words, he directly asked about his identity.

When the middle-aged scribe who was suspected of being Fan Wencheng heard Yang Zhen's question, he was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Shang Kexi, and hesitated without answering.

Of course, Fan Wencheng had discussed it with Shang Kexi a long time ago. Unless the negotiations in the city were successful, he had no intention of exposing his identity and putting himself in danger.

However, at this time, the situation he faced was obviously different from the scene they had imagined before entering the city. Fan Wencheng himself was still hesitant to change the established strategy.

However, Shang Ke was pleased to see that he did not answer, but still followed the rhetoric they had set before entering the city, raised his face and said to Yang Zhen on the city:

"This person is just a staff member beside me who is responsible for handling miscellaneous paperwork. He is a humble official and not worth mentioning."

There were various Han, Mongolian and Manchu officials in various ministries and bureaus and banner yamen in the Qing Dynasty. All kinds of documents were drafted, written and copied. Various Chinese, Mongolian and Manchu languages ​​were also used, and Chinese, Mongolian and Manchu documents were translated and written between each other.

It became a problem, so there was the establishment of official positions such as the pen-post style.

Of course, Yang Zhen also knew this.

It's just that the Qing Dynasty ministries and offices generally have a low-grade writing style. On an occasion like today, they have no qualifications to speak.

So since the middle-aged scribe in front of him has a post-like status, but he dares to stand up and speak, and he talks about such things as being crowned king, and his tone is obviously more exciting than Shang Kexi, this shows that he is by no means a lowly official.

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Suddenly, the things Jin Yukui mentioned to him before came to mind again, and Yang Zhen could almost conclude that this person was most likely Fan Wencheng.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen suddenly had an idea in his mind.

"Haha, a humble little official is not worth mentioning? In that case, Zhang Chen - take down this humble little official who talks nonsense and make big talk, and kill him on the spot!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"

As soon as Yang Zhen finished speaking, Zhang Chen, who was in the urn city, waved his hand, and a group of musketeers swarmed up. They immediately pulled Fan Wencheng off his horse and pushed him to the ground without any explanation.

Li Shouzhong, who was also setting up defense in Wengcheng, pulled out the saber from his waist with a clang and handed it respectfully to Zhang Chen, who was slowly walking over.

Zhang Chen took the knife in his hand and walked step by step towards Fan Wencheng who was pinned to the ground. At this time, some soldiers had already knocked off Fan Wencheng's warm hat, grabbed his money rat tail, and exposed the back of his neck.

Fan Wencheng, who was kneeling on the ground, was completely panicked. Although he knew in his heart that Yang Zhen was deceiving him, he was really worried that Yang Zhen, who always did not follow the routine, would chop him down like this.

Therefore, when he saw with panic eyes that the Ming general who came to him was already holding a knife in both hands and was about to cut it off, he no longer had any plans to hide his true identity, and while struggling desperately, he shouted loudly:

"Commander, wait a moment! Captain, wait a minute! I'll tell you the truth, slave, no, I am Fan Wencheng, a bachelor of the Secretariat Academy in Shengjing, Qing Dynasty! What I just said was by no means nonsense, let alone big words——"

"Are you really Fan Wencheng?!"

Yang Zhen didn't care if Fan Wencheng spoke nonsense or made big talk. In fact, Yang Zhen didn't care no matter what he said.

The only thing Yang Zhen cared about was his true identity. When he saw him panicking and confessing that he was Fan Wencheng, he was shocked and happy. He quickly stopped Zhang Chen and stared at the city to ask for confirmation.

"This is Fan Wencheng."

When Fan Wencheng saw that his words had an effect and that the knife that was about to fall in front of him did not fall in the end, Fan Wencheng felt relieved and confessed his identity again.

At the same time, Shang Kexi heard General Yang Zhen's doubtful questioning and saw that Fan Wencheng had revealed his identity as a bachelor of the Internal Secretariat. He no longer covered it up, so he said from the side:

"Well, Governor Yang, Mr. Shang didn't mean to deceive you just now. Mr. Fan just wanted to talk to the Governor in private, so -"

"Okay, okay, okay, great! Hahahaha..."

Seeing Fan Wencheng confessing his identity again, and Shang Kexi also supporting his identity from the side, Yang Zhen no longer had any doubts, and then interrupted Shang Kexi's words, cheered towards the city, and finally burst into laughter.

laugh it out.

Yang Zhen's smile confused Fan Wencheng himself as well as Shang Kexi and Ban Zhifu.

Everyone murmured in their hearts that this Yang Zhen's face changed too quickly. He was now happy and now angry. His temper was completely incomprehensible. He was simply more unpredictable and moody than his own master.

"Captain Yang, I am authorized by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to come here to discuss the surrender and canonization of the Governor. Overtly, Prince Zhishun is presiding over it, but secretly, I am making the decision according to the decree."

Yang Zhen's continuous applause after learning Fan Wencheng's identity caused a burst of slander from Shang Kexi and others, but it also gave Fan Wencheng, who was pinned to the ground, a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, as soon as Yang Zhen's laughter stopped, Fan Wencheng immediately raised his head, faced Yang Zhen on the city, and continued to say loudly:

"As I said below, after you lead the people to our Qing Dynasty, you can break the soil and seal the vassal, and actually seal the title of Dongjiang King. This is indeed the highest condition that I can offer you during this trip. If the governor is still dissatisfied, you can

If you make a request, we will definitely assist the Governor when we return and work hard to make it happen!"

"That's how it should be, that's just what it should be! Commander, if you have a request, we will definitely make it happen after we return!"

The shrewd Shang Kexi obviously understood the mystery hidden in Fan Wencheng's words. As soon as Fan Wencheng finished speaking, he also expressed basically the same meaning.

In his opinion, no matter what request Yang Zhen makes, as long as he can escape smoothly this time, he can agree to anything else first.

"Go back? Horse riding, you have a wonderful idea!"

Yang Zhen was not stupid, and of course he keenly noticed Monk Fan Wencheng's gratifying words. He immediately felt happy and cursed secretly.

However, he was also a little curious. There was no reason for Huang Taiji to surrender to him in such a humble manner. He was marrying a princess, being granted a title of king, and he was actually breaking the earth to become a vassal.

Although this earth-breaking feudal vassalage is still different from the Li Dynasty in Hanyang City, but looking at their posture, if I really proposed to follow the example of the Chaoren vassal state, it would not be impossible!

It's not that Yang Zhen wants to do this, but Yang Zhen is curious about why people like Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng put forward such loose conditions in order to be so kind to him.

They must be holding back something bad.

Of course, whatever bad water they were holding back, they can't pour it out now.

However, Yang Zhen, who had already controlled the situation in front of him, was quite interested in asking Huang Taiji and others. They had promised him so much, including marrying the princess and being granted the title of king, but what exactly did they want from themselves?

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Can I just say casually, "Okay, if I surrender, I will be able to get what they promised?"
Chapter completed!