"What? Xuanchu, this is no joke!"
In Liecuixuan of Prince Pingxi's Mansion on Wuhua Mountain, Wu Sangui stood dumbfounded, with a broken Chenghua Doucai teacup at his feet. The utensils from the Chenghua official kiln were already valuable even in the early Qing Dynasty. This tea bowl has a lifelike old longevity star on it, which means longevity. Wu Sangui loved it very much. Wu Sangui was always cautious when playing with it. .
But when he heard the news today, he accidentally broke it into pieces, but now he didn't feel any heartache at all. He just looked at Liu Xuanchu, who was sweating profusely and panting, with an extremely unbelievable look.
Beside him, Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Li Tianyu, the governor of Yunnan, as well as several prefects of Yunnan Province and several military attachés from the Pingxi King's vassal, were sitting or standing, all like clay puppets, with their mouths open. There was an extremely exaggerated look of shock on everyone's face. Among these people, Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu, two important officials sent by the imperial court, were already covered in cold sweat. They were so nervous that their facial features were distorted, and the corners of their mouths were even twitching unconsciously.
Seeing the anxiety, disbelief, fear and horror of everyone in front of him, Liu Xuanchu also had a worried face. He took a deep breath and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. My uncle's identity is that he is really the Third Prince Zhu! He relies on With the money the prince gave him, he colluded with a group of rebels from the south of the Yangtze River, and with the help of Obai, he launched an uprising in Suzhou and once occupied most of the city. However, his success failed and he was suppressed by Shi Lang and Wang Zhongxiao's troops! Arrested, Miss Eight is already gone!"
With a "boom", Wu Sangui retreated, sat back on the chair, and then jumped up again. Before he could speak, the veins on his forehead were already bulging: "The surname is Shi, the surname is Wang, I don't agree with you." We live together! Come here, beat the drums, gather the generals, I want to send troops to the two rivers!"
As soon as he said these words, the Western Selector and the generals under the Xiwang sect who were present all had ferocious faces and looked at Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu fiercely. Gan and Li were trembling all over and couldn't stop.
If Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi in Yunnan, wants to send troops to Liangjiang, he will rebel! Both of them are bannermen, and their entire family is in Beijing, so they can only be loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty, and it is impossible to surrender and rebel. And if they want to be loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty, they will probably be dragged out by Wu Sangui's people to behead their heads in sacrifice to the flag!
At this moment, someone suddenly reminded: "Your Majesty, Shi Lang and Wang Zhongxiao are not officials from Liangjiang. They are officials from Beijing. You can't catch them by sending troops to Liangjiang!"
Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu turned their heads and followed the sound, and saw that it was indeed a fat, ugly man who was the former prefect of Qujing, Lu Yifeng. This Lu Yifeng was an elected official in the West and could be regarded as Wu Sangui's "personal". However, because he had let Wang Jizhen go before, which resulted in the leak of news about Ao Bai's entry into Yunnan, he was dismissed by Wu Sangui and returned to Dali to retire. But his teacher was Liu Xuanchu, Wu Sangui's most trusted military advisor. In addition, his family was extremely wealthy, so he gave Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingqi a large sum of money, so he returned to Pingxi Palace as an official. However, the prefect of Qujing has appointed someone else, so he can only be an alternate official.
"They have returned to Beijing. Then I will send troops to Beijing to discuss our interests with the emperor!" Wu Sangui said these words in a trembling voice, which made everyone around him feel that King Pingxi, who had hundreds of thousands of troops, was not confident enough. .
If you think about it carefully, it is reasonable for Wu Sangui to have insufficient confidence. Although he had an army of 100,000, he was assisted by Obai. But after all, he is fighting against the world with one corner, and he has a more fatal weakness. He has no righteousness!
Therefore, the third prince Zhu in Jiangnan was probably a very crucial chess piece in Wu Sangui's rebellion road map.
First of all, the Third Prince Zhu should have many old party members in Jiangnan. Once the world is in chaos and the Qing court's troops are attracted to Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, he can raise the flag of rebellion in Jiangnan. As long as he can capture Suzhou and mess up Jiangnan , it would make it difficult for the Qing court to take care of it. If the third prince Zhu had contact with the Zheng family on Dajuan Island again, once a big fuss broke out, the court would probably have to withdraw troops from Yungui Sichuan to recover Jiangnan.
When Wu Sangui takes the opportunity to advance, will he take over half of the world?
Secondly, Prince Zhu’s appeal to Han officials was so great! He was Zhengshuo of the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Sangui was just a traitor who led thieves into the house! If Prince Zhu San raises an army and Wu Sangui responds, the whole world will follow suit. When Wu Sangui raised an army alone, he was a one-man show, and there were several Han warlords who responded.
Therefore, in Wu Sangui's plan, Prince Zhu is likely to play a key role. If he dies or is captured by the court, it will not be easy for Wu Sangui to rebel.
But it's not easy to make, which doesn't mean it's impossible to make.
The military attachés under Wu Sangui all clenched their fists and looked at the prince with red eyes, as if they were waiting for his order to send troops to the Northern Expedition and break into Beijing to kill Kangxi!
Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu were even more nervous. Wu Sangui may not have the confidence to break into Beijing, but he may still have the confidence to kill them two to vent his anger and then separate the southwest. And since the imperial court has touched Wu Sangui's daughter and son-in-law, it means that they are ready to break up!
It would be shameful for Wu Sangui if he didn't react at all, and those soldiers standing around and watching might fall to the court.
But Lu Yifeng just shook his head slowly: "My lord, raising troops to the capital is a rebellion. If the third prince is still there, then this is not impossible! The worst is, you don't want the prince. With the title of third prince, the Han people in the world are still I will stand by your side, the prince. Although the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers can fight, we have more people, so ten for one of him, we can win, right? But if the third prince is gone, do we still have the advantage? Although you have an army of 100,000, but The imperial court has an army of 500,000 and 600,000! Can we fight five or six of them one by one? Even if it is possible, the imperial court can still collect money from the south of the Yangtze River to recruit new soldiers and fight us continuously! Our people will eventually It will be exhausted!”
"Lu, what are you talking nonsense about?"
"Lu Yifeng, I blame you for talking about this. If you had detained Wang Jizhen, the emperor might not know about it."
The people below all accused Lu Yifeng, but Wu Sangui closed his eyes and shouted loudly: "Stop talking! This is God's will, God's will! I have tried all my tricks, but in the end I still can't save the situation. .I am tired."
His voice at the beginning was so loud that it seemed to shatter the tiles on the roof, shocking everyone. But in an instant, his whole body became sluggish, and he seemed to have aged several years. Even the luster on his face disappeared, and his whole body slowly slid to the chair and slumped there.
Several of Wu Sangui's cronies also saw that something was wrong, and they all approached and asked, "My lord, are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Wu Sangui waved his hands feebly and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm just a little tired, I'm tired. You all should leave!"
Although Wu Sangui said he was fine, he didn't look like he was fine. Instead, he looked like he was having a stroke!
Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu wanted to observe again, but Wu Sangui's son-in-law Guo Zhuangtu had already reacted and came to chase them away. He grabbed their wrists and yanked them outside Lie Cuixuan, shouting: "Three Brother, Ma Junmen, come with me to see off Gan Zhijun and Li Futai."
Wu Guogui and Ma Bao were in a daze just now, but when he reminded them, they immediately reacted and rushed to Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu. Each of them picked up one, and drove them out of Lie Cuixuan and sent them all the way down Wuhua Mountain.
Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu wanted to chat with Guo Zhuangtu, Wu Guogui and Ma Bao, but two people who looked like Wu Sangui's personal soldiers rushed over and whispered something in the ears of Guo Zhuangtu and Wu Guogui. In short, Guo, Wu and Ma didn't even say hello, they turned around and ran towards Wuhua Mountain.
Looking at the backs of Guo Zhuangtu, Wu Guogui and Ma Bao, Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu stood there in a daze for a while, and it took them a while to react. Li Tianyu lowered his voice and said to Gan Wenkun: "Bingru, King Pingxi seems to have had a stroke."
"It looks a bit like it!" Gan Wenkun said, "If this is true, the emperor will be blessed."
"Bingru," Li Tianyu said, "people in Pingxi Palace may want to block the news. It will not be easy to leave Yunnan by then. You'd better leave now and go back to Guiyang Palace to gather the pacesetters, just in case." .”
Gan Wenkun nodded, "Yes, yes, I have to go back to Guiyang right away!"
Li Tianyu said: "Go back to my governor's office first, and I will immediately arrange for pacesetters to send you out of the province."
While the two were discussing, another fat fifth-rank official came jogging from Wuhua Mountain. It was Lu Yifeng, the former prefect of Qujing. This Lu Yifeng ran to Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu before stopping. He did not salute them, but said to them while breathing heavily: "Gan Zhijun, Li Futai, why haven't you left yet? "
Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu were shocked by Lu Yifeng's words.
"What? Prince Pingxi?"
"Prefect Lu, what happened?"
Lu Yifeng looked back at Wuhua Mountain, sighed and said: "Let's go quickly, let's talk while walking."
Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu both came to Mount Wuhua on horseback. They immediately asked their Geshiha to lead the horse, and then asked another Geshiha to give the horse to Lu Yifeng. The three of them went to the Yunnan governor in Kunming City together. Go to the Yamen.
On the way to the governor's Yamen, Lu Yifeng told Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu: "The prince has fallen."
"Have you had a stroke?" Li Tianyu asked.
Lu Yifeng nodded: "It must be a stroke! The palace has become a mess."
He had just finished speaking when he heard the sound of horse hooves behind his ears. Then he saw several soldiers from Pingxi Palace galloping towards Kunming. They passed by Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu like the wind, heading towards Kunming. Go to the east gate of the city.
Lu Yifeng raised his whip and pointed at the cavalrymen who were galloping away and said to Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu: "Gan Zhijun and Li Futai, they must have gone to Zhaotong Mansion to find the Second Young Master Wu."
Wu Yingqi is stationed in Zhaotong Prefecture in the northernmost part of Yunnan Province on the border with Sichuan these days. He is stationed casually, stocking up on food, building roads, and suppressing disobedient chieftains. He also crosses the border to visit Sichuan next door from time to time in the name of suppressing bandits and visiting friends. One turn.
In the eyes of Gan Wenkun and Li Tianyu, two loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui sent his son Wu Yingqi to run Zhaotong Mansion in order to prepare for sending troops to attack Sichuan in the future!
This is a rebellion!
And now the Prince of Pingxi is urgently sending people to recall Wu Yingqi, who is preparing for the rebellion. The most likely possibility is that Wu Sangui is really sick. This is really God's blessing for the Qing Dynasty!
At this time, Lu Yifeng said again: "If Beizhi is not wrong, Prince Pingxi will soon block the road and block the news. If Gan Zhijun wants to leave, let Beizhi lead the way and leave Yunnan by a small road! It is best to leave Yunnan immediately. If it’s too late, I’m afraid that the city gate of Kunming will be closed, and then I really won’t be able to leave.”
Gan Wenkun frowned: "Can't leave? I am the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. How dare they not let me leave?"
"It's not easy to say that Second Young Master Wu has always been ambitious, has a bad temper, is impulsive and irritable. Maybe he will offend Gan Zhijun if he gets hot-headed!"
If you say offense is polite, if you are not polite then you will rebel!
Li Tianyu said: "We must organize the army without further delay. I will arrange for you and Magistrate Lu to leave together immediately!"
Gan Wenkun nodded: "Okay, then it's time to work!"
After saying this, Gan Wenkun swung his riding whip and slapped the horse under his command on the buttocks. The horse felt the pain and galloped away towards the Yunnan Governor's Yamen.
"Your Majesty, the eight-hundred-mile flight from the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou has arrived!"
Little Guizi's father-in-law stood in the south study room with a low eyebrow and whispered in return.
The Kangxi Emperor seemed to be a bit "difficult to take care of during his adolescence" recently. Ever since he received a report from Suzhou and learned that Wu Sangui's daughter and son-in-law were dead, he has been a bit moody and increasingly difficult to take care of. Looking at him worrying about gains and losses, everyone felt that Wu Sangui could not give up and a war was imminent.
Now here comes the eight-hundred-mile delivery from the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. The atmosphere is indeed extremely tense. However, Emperor Kangxi still tried hard to maintain the shock that a holy king should have. Except for venting to the eunuchs and maids who served him from time to time, when facing his courtiers, he was pretty much the same as before.
Unexpectedly, Kangxi finally couldn't hold himself any longer. He was sitting quietly behind the desk, but when he heard these words, he stood up suddenly, walked up to Xiao Guizi, his eyes were as wide as bells, and he stretched out his hands to take a closer look. He seemed to be still shaking a little, and kept saying: "Quick! Bring it to me quickly! If that old thief Wu Sangui really dares to rebel, I, I."
Xiao Guizi quickly tore off the seal on the box containing the secret fold, took out the fold inside and handed it to Kangxi, then bent over and looked at Emperor Kangxi eagerly like a shrimp.
Kangxi opened the book and stood there and read it. He read it very carefully. He didn't read enough at one time, so he concentrated all his energy and read it again carefully.
Then he shook his hand, and the secret fold fell to the ground. Emperor Kangxi raised his head, and the expression on his pockmarked face kept changing. He looked happy at one moment, and looked incredulous at the other, "Wu Sangui, this old thief is so angry." Had a stroke? He collapsed like this. My number one confidant, fell ill like this? That's it, that's it."
It turned out that this memorial was given to Kangxi by Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the content of it was to report Wu Sangui's stroke - which Gan Wenkun saw with his own eyes! Although Wu Sangui's "wind" didn't win much, he did win after all!
It was impossible for Wu Sangui who had suffered a stroke to command the army in the Northern Expedition. If he could not lead the troops himself, of course he would not be able to build the enemy. Moreover, there seems to be controversy within Pingxi Fan over who should take Wu Sangui's seat.
According to Kangxi's understanding, there had always been the "eldest son party" and the "second master party" within the Pingxi Prince's Palace. Among them, the leader of the Crown Prince Party is of course the Crown Prince Wu Yingxiong! Wu Sangui's main advisers and civil servants, such as Fang Guangchen, Guo Zhuangtu, Liu Xuanchu, Wang Shirong, and Lu Yifeng, almost all supported Wu Yingxiong. Most of Wu Sangui's generals, including his adopted son Wu Guogui, adopted son Wang Pingfan, generals Ma Bao, Gao Dejie and others, were close to Wu Sangui's second son Wu Yingqi and were members of the Erye Party.
In addition, there are several military leaders with large armies such as Xia Guoxiang and Hu Guozhu who are unreliable figures on both sides.
After Wu Sangui suffered a stroke, Kunming City was quickly blocked and the roads in and out of Yunnan were also controlled!
Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou who gave Kangxi a secret commission, was originally discussing with Wu Sangui in Kunming about the issue of military pay for Yunnan and Guizhou in the coming year. After Wu Sangui's accident, he followed Lu Yifeng, the former prefect of Qujing who was familiar with the terrain of Qujing Prefecture, to take a small road out of Yunnan and return to Guizhou. When Gan Wenkun returned to Guiyang, the road in and out of Yunnan was completely blocked and he would not be able to get out if he was too late!
Not long after Gan Wenkun returned to Guiyang, Li Benshen, the governor of Guizhou who had always been in collusion with Wu Sangui, led his troops out of the city and moved to Anshun Prefecture, controlling the main road from Yunnan to Guizhou.
All signs indicate that something is really wrong with that old thief Wu Sangui!
After thinking about it for a while, the expression on Kangxi's face finally changed from unstable to complete ecstasy, and he even murmured to himself in a rare moment: "God bless me, Qing Dynasty! It seems that Wu Sangui is not good anymore. However, Pingxi Fan was about to have two tigers fighting again, and the imperial court took the opportunity to support Wu Yingxiong to return to Yunnan. Wu Yingxiong was a legitimate prince, and it was just and legitimate for me to support him to return to Yunnan. Wu Yingqi dared to resist, but he was not only fighting against the court, but also fighting against the imperial court. There is absolutely no chance of the imperial court and their own orthodoxy of defeating the Western Fan to win!"
After Kangxi said these words, all the energy and energy of Holy Lord Mingjun had returned to him, "Call those great bachelors, Xiong Cilu, and Chen Tingjing! By the way, send people there. Fengtai called Prince An, sent another six hundred miles to the Tianjin station, and called Wang Fuchen for me!"
Little Guizi's father-in-law also showed an expression of surprise and shouted: "嗻!"
(End of chapter)
