Guangzhou, Pingnan Palace.
When Wang Fuchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty, led his son Wang Zhongxiao and his master Yao Qisheng, leading a whole new army, and marched into Guangzhou City with great swagger, Shang Kexi, Shang Zhixin, Shang Zhixiao, and Shang Zhidian were on their own In the palace, Zhu Guozhi, Li Lan, Fu Honglie, Chen Shikai and others were discussing who should attack "General Fengtian Chao Hu" Obai!
In the lobby of the palace, everyone was frowning and sighing.
The news about Biden Ao's arrival in Xiangdao and Kowloon has been confirmed again and again!
Not only did the Portuguese send news through Pan Hong, the magistrate of Xiangshan County, that Obai and Wu Sanwei were building forts on Xiangdao and Kowloon, but Xin'an County and the Xin'an Inspection Department, which had jurisdiction over "Xiangjiu", also sent urgent reports - - The "tens of thousands of troops" of Ao Bai and Wu Sanwei have landed in "Xiangjiu" and successively captured the Jiulong Pier, Shatou Xu Pier, Guanyong Walled City, and Tuenmen Walled City. Now Ao Bai's "Fengtian Tao" The "General Hu" flag has been planted in Shenzhen Village!
The Qing troops of the Xin'an Inspection Department have shrunk to Nantou Village on the edge of Xin'an County and cannot leave the village!
There are only Minzhuang garrisoned in Xin'an County, and people are panicking, as they may fall at any time!
"No, Xin'an County cannot defend it at all. Xin'an County is also within the scope of coastal relocation. Although the county has not given up, the people outside the city have moved away! There are not many people in the county, and it is impossible to provide an army. The food and grass needed for the garrison. If we want to kill people for food like the original Shouxin Society, we don’t have a few bites to eat.”
"Who are we going to eat? The Minzhuang defenders in Xin'an and the defenders in Nantou Village are all Guangdong barbarians. These barbarians are all candidate rebels. They are looking forward to rebellion every day. As soon as Ao Bai's soldiers arrive, they have to open the door to welcome them. drop!"
"But if Xin'an is lost, Dongguan will be in danger. Dongguan is the gateway to the east of Guangfu! Once Dongguan is captured by Aobai, the water transportation of the Dongjiang River will be cut off, and the communication between Guangfu and Huizhou will become very difficult."
"Then please ask the prince to immediately mobilize the province's elite troops to station in Dongguan! Dongguan is a large county with a population of hundreds of thousands. If it falls into the hands of Obai and Wu Sanwei, will the whole province be in chaos?"
"Where can we mobilize the elites? Two days ago, Xushun Gongfu and Chao Town sent a notice saying that Dahao Qiu Hui had received reinforcements from Da Yuan Island and was about to move, with signs of besieging Chaoyang County. And there was another situation in western Guangdong News came that Zu Zeqing was recruiting troops and expanding his army to prepare for war. Guangxi was also at war. Sun Yanling, Ma Xiong, and Guo Yi seemed determined to rebel! It is said that Sun Yanling had accepted the title of King Dingnan from Wu Sangui and lived a good life. We are going to march into Guilin in 2020! The situation is so critical, is Wang Zhijun still willing to send troops to Guangfu?"
As soon as Shang Kexi's eldest son Shang Zhixin finished explaining the reason why Wang Fuchen would not send troops to Guangfu, a wrapper from Pingnan Palace rushed in from outside the lobby, gave Shang Kexi a thousand dollars, and then loudly reported: "Your Majesty, The royal troops of Guangdong and Guangxi came to worship, and he also brought a group of personal soldiers, saying that they would help the prince defend Guangfu and fight against Aobai!"
When Shang Zhixin heard this, he also laughed: "Hey, Lu Bu is really not afraid of Obei!"
Shang Kexi hurriedly said: "Hurry, open the middle door to welcome us with the letter, the filial piety, and the ceremony. The three of you can quickly go out to welcome your father!"
Shang Kexi was the vassal king who guarded Guangdong and had a distinguished status. Naturally, there was no reason to go out to meet the governor of Guangdong and Guangdong in person. He now sent his three sons to greet Wang Fuchen and opened the middle gate of the palace, which really gave Governor Wang a lot of face.
Zhu Guozhi, Li Lan, Fu Honglie, and Chen Shikai, who came to Pingnan Palace to discuss military affairs, also went out to greet Shang Kexi's three sons. A group of people ceremoniously invited Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao into the palace hall where Shang Kexi was. .
After the salute, the half-blind Shang Ke asked the kitchen to prepare a banquet with joyful voices. He wanted to welcome Wang Fuchen, who had come from afar, and entertained the elite soldiers Wang Fuchen had brought. When he finished his performance, Wang Fuchen However, he did not continue to greet him with pleasantries, but went straight to the point and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Xiaguan came all the way from Zhaoqing is because the New Army under Xiaguan recently intercepted a copy of Wu Sanwei and Hao'ao Portuguese soldiers in Yangjiang. The secret covenant signed by the Catholic Church!
According to this secret agreement, the Portuguese soldiers in Haoao and the Catholic Church will help Wu Sangui deal with us. In the future, they will also dispatch their Western ships to help Wu Sangui and Ao Bai transport troops to attack Yanyun, Liaodong or North Korea. Copy our Qing Dynasty. The way out! "
"What?"
"Wang Zhijun, you said Wu Sanwei and the Portuguese soldiers in Hao'ao colluded?"
"Why is this? We treat those Portuguese people well!"
"That's right, the emperor allowed them to become foreign slaves of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. What a grace!"
"Even if they refused, we didn't really send troops to drive them away. How could they vote for Wu Sangui? Isn't this ungrateful?"
There was an explosion in the palace hall of Shang Kexi - a group of Qing princes and high-ranking officials who had closed their eyes and did not see the world. They might have thought that the Portuguese colonists who occupied Hao'ao were good people who adhered to the spirit of contract!
After hearing these childish remarks, Wang Fuchen just smiled softly, and then ordered his master Yao Qisheng: "Xizhi, show the secret agreement text we captured to the prince for review. Your Majesty, does this secret agreement text contain Wu Sanwei and Hao Ao? That Portuguese Bingtou is such a cool guy. Not only is he a good-looking guy, but he is also a sex baby. There is also the signature of Luo Wenzao, the host of the Hao'ao Catholic Church!
The prince must have a letter from this arrogant soldier and Director Luo, right? Use it to compare a pair of handwriting and you will know the authenticity! "
Shang Kexi was also a little panicked, and quickly ordered: "Zhixiao, you are in charge of matters related to Hao'ao. Quickly take a look at the book of the secret agreement! Then ask someone to take the Portuguese soldier head of Hao'ao and Luo Ao. The host’s letter came to the right couple. This, what should I do!”
Although he verbally ordered a pair of handwritings to be checked, in his heart he basically believed that the secret agreement was true!
He has been in Guangdong for so many years, and no matter how little he cares about world affairs, he still knows to some extent what some Western colonists did in Southeast Asia. They are almost the same as what he, Shang Kexi, and the Qing Dynasty did in Guangdong!
Since everyone is of the same kind, how can Shang Ke be happy to guess what the Portuguese people of Hao'ao will do when Guangdong is in turmoil and the world is in chaos?
If he were the Portuguese military leader from Hao'ao, he would have to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and defect to Wu. Now Wu Sangui is "rebellious" and has a good chance of winning. If the Portuguese from Hao'ao help again, they will first help Sun Yanling, Zu Zeqing, and Wu San If Wei and Aobai take Guangdong together, and then help transport troops across the sea and north, they don't need to be transported as far as Liaodong. Transporting them to the south of the Yangtze River is enough for the Qing Dynasty.
When Wu Sangui conquers the world and rewards based on his merits, the Portuguese soldier in Hao'ao will not be able to be crowned a king?
"Amma, yes, it's true. This is indeed the handwriting of Shi Bozhi and Luo Wenzao. These Portuguese people have really taken refuge with Wu Sangui! They really want to help Wu Sanwei take Guangdong."
Shang Zhixiao had already asked one of his masters to check the signature on the secret contract - the signature was undoubtedly authentic!
Since the signature is authentic, the secret agreement must also be authentic!
"Wang Zhijun, what do you think we should do?" Shang Kexi asked with a frown, "What if Ao Bai and Wu Sanwei stationed troops in Shenzhen and the forwards reached Xin'an County! Zu Zeqing also established separate regimes in Gao, Lei and Lian Prefectures. Sun Yanling, Ma Xiong, and Guo Yi control half of Guangxi, and the two Guangxi are about to be in chaos!"
Wang Fuchen frowned after hearing this, "Your Majesty, according to past practice, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi is only responsible for the military affairs of Zhaoqing, Gaozhou, Leizhou, Lianzhou and Qiongzhou. Guangfu, Shaozhou Prefecture, Nanxiong Prefecture and Lianzhou Prefecture." The military affairs of the state should be handled by Pingnan Palace!"
"This." Although Shang Kexi's eyes are a little blind, his heart is open. Wang Fuchen must want benefits when he says such words at this time!
If he really doesn't want to send troops, then he won't come to Guangfu!
But how much of this benefit should be given? Thinking of this, King Pingnan coughed.
"The king controls the army." When Zhu Guozhi, the governor of Guangdong, heard Shang Kexi coughing, he immediately took over and said, twirling his beard, "In the past, the Guangdong and Guangxi armies did not have 15,000 new troops!"
Wang Fuchen's new army originally numbered 10,000 people. After arriving at Zhaoqing Mansion, they reorganized and replenished the governor's quota of governors of Guangdong and Guangxi (there were many vacancies in the quota), and then merged it into the new army. Therefore, Wang Fuchen's new army suppressed Now there are three associations and six standards plus four directly affiliated battalions, a total of 15,000 new troops!
In addition, Wang Fuchen, with the help of Yao Qisheng, purchased a large number of arms from the Haaoao Portuguese (most of which were actually made in Foshan), which is quite powerful!
Wang Fuchen smiled and said: "Zhu Futai, you are right! But now I have to guard against the four of them, Sun Yanling, Zu Zeqing, Ma Xiong, and Guo Yi, who are sending troops to attack Guilin. I am still the president and minister of the Guilin camp! Therefore, I really can’t spare many people to attack Hao’ao unless”
"Unless what?" Shang Zhixin asked anxiously.
Wang Fuchen said: "Unless I can let my people take over the magistrates of Xiangshan, Xinhui and Xinning counties!"
"This is not okay!" Shang Zhixiao immediately objected, "These three counties are all Guangfu's territory! And Xiangshan is..."
"Or what?" Wang Zhongxiao continued what Shang Zhixiao said, "Or is it a lawless place for smuggling with the Portuguese in Haao'ao?"
"You, what are you talking about?" Shang Zhixiao's face suddenly darkened, and he glared at Wang Zhongxiao fiercely.
Wang Zhongxiao smiled and said: "It was okay to engage in smuggling in the past. Now the Portuguese in Hao'ao have colluded with Wu Sangui! If we do business with them again, it is not smuggling, but collaboration with the enemy!"
My father wants to send people to take over Xiangshan, Xinhui, and Xinning in order to put an end to smuggling and blockade Hao'ao. Then he will recruit help from Dutch, British, French, and maritime volunteers, and together they will attack Hao'ao Castle!
If the magistrates of the three counties around Hao'ao don't let my father's people do it, then my father, a Portuguese man in Hao'ao, will have no way to deal with it! If Ao Bai and Wu Sanwei captured Guangzhou with the help of the Portuguese, the Pingnan Palace would not have lost the territory of three counties! "
"What are you talking about?" Li Lan, the governor of Guangdong, said calmly, "Guangdong is the territory of the country, not the territory of Pingnan Palace and the Guangdong-Guangxi Army!"
"Li Junmen, please stop talking about the situation." Wang Fuchen said with a smile, "Now that the world is in chaos, it will be good if the court can withstand Wu Sangui's offensive. How can there be any spare power to take care of Guangdong and Guangxi? Maybe after the spring, Huguang, Shaanxi Big problems are bound to occur, and then Guangdong and Guangxi will be alone in the world!
Let's divide the territory of Guangdong and Guangxi. What's wrong with one person and one vassal town? This isn’t considered disloyal to the imperial court, right? "
Wang Fuchen made his words completely clear!
The hall suddenly became quiet.
Zhu Guozhi and Li Lan both looked at each other angrily, while Chen Shikai frowned and Shang Kexi remained silent.
Just when the situation became awkward again, Shang Zhixin suddenly broke the silence: "Yes, yes, that's the truth. As long as we ensure that Guangdong and Guangxi do not fall into the hands of Wu Sangui, we will be worthy of the court! We must also follow the original Same, it’s simply impossible!
When the Tang Dynasty came out of feudal towns, there were also rebel towns and submissive towns. "
Shang Zhixiao also spoke: "But Xinning, Xinhui, and Xiangshan are the territories of Pingnan Palace!"
Wang Zhongxiao said: "Second prince, the emperor has made me a customs officer in Guangdong, and also asked me to raise salaries for the Guangdong New Army and Guangxi Dingfan Army. I will take three counties. Our Guangdong New Army and Guangxi Dingfan Army will never have peace in the future." The Nanwang Mansion, Guangdong Futai, and Guangdong Fantai are helping to raise salaries. Is this okay?
As for the territory, after your Pingnan Palace cedes the three counties of Guangfu, can't you just take it back from Shaozhou Prefecture, Nanxiong Prefecture, and Lianzhou?
Zhu Futai, Li Junmen, and Chen Zongrong, you three might as well divide Huizhou Prefecture! The territory of Huizhou Prefecture is no worse than that of Zhaoqing! "
After listening to Wang Zhongxiao's suggestion, Zhu Guozhi, Li Lan, and Chen Shikai were speechless.
Is the country's territory privately divided like this? The governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi was divided into three counties: Zhaoqing Prefecture, Luoding Prefecture, and Guangfu. The King of Pingnan was assigned to eleven counties and one prefecture of Guangfu, plus Shaozhou Prefecture, Nanxiong Prefecture, and Lianzhou. The governor of Guangdong and the admiral of Guangdong were assigned to Huizhou, and Duke Shun was assigned to He and the Governor of Chaozhou were assigned to the three prefectures of Gaozhou, Lei and Lian in Chaozhou and were occupied by Zu Zeqing.
So what is left of Kangxi? Qiongzhou Prefecture?
Wang Fuchen saw that Shang Ke was happy but didn't say a word, so he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you only have one son, King Duoping Nan! It's better to include Shaozhou Prefecture, Nanxiong Prefecture, and Lian Prefecture. That's enough. This prefecture and two prefectures are at least There are twenty counties. Is it okay to seal twenty counties?"
This seems good!
Before Shang Kexi could say anything, Shang Zhixin had already spoken to his two brothers, "Second brother and third brother, why don't you just divide it into Tunshao, Nan and Lian. On the Guangfu side, I will serve Amma!" "
Shang Zhixiao and Shang Zhidian originally wanted to compete with Shang Zhixin for the position of Prince Pingnan. Now that they have the opportunity to divide one government and two states, they are naturally itchy.
King Pingnan is also the first government in Guangzhou. And this government is not very stable now. Ao Bai, Wu Sanwei, the Portuguese, and Wang Fuchen and his son all want a share! It’s better to take a step back and go to Shao, Nan, and Lien!
"Amma, what do you think of Big Brother's solution?"
"Amma, it's not that my son doesn't want to serve you in Guangzhou, but that he is worried about Wu Sangui's army coming from Hunan, so he wants to guard Shaoguan!"
When Zhu Guozhi and Li Lan heard what Shang Kexi's three sons said, they could only stare at the blind King Pingnan.
Shang Ke sighed happily: "I am also worried about Hunan! I heard that Wu Sangui has appointed Wu Guogui as the governor of Huguang, and troops will be sent to Huguang soon! So Shao, Lian, and Nan must not lose anything! Please discuss it carefully with Zhixiao and Zhidian. , let’s see how to guard it.”
"Your Majesty!" Zhu Guozhi was a little anxious. He was originally the governor of Guangdong, but after all this trouble, he became the prefect of Huizhou. Moreover, he only has a mere two thousand pacesetters, and he is the last among the major military leaders in Guangdong. Who knows when he will become the governor of Huizhou? Being annexed?
Shang Kexi waved his hand: "That's it. Let's discuss how to present the memorial to the emperor!"
Wang Fuchen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have prepared a memorial to impeach the Portuguese military leader of Hao'ao, the Catholic host of Hao'ao, the Roman Church and the Kingdom of Portugal. How about you, Zhu Futai, and Li Junmen?" , Mr. Chen also signed his name?"
Beijing, Forbidden City.
Just when the situation in Guangdong suddenly changed due to the appearance of Wu Sanwei and Ao Bai, Chen Yonghua, who was entrusted by Kangxi with the title of "Sea Route Relief and Suppression Chief", was wearing the official uniform of a second-grade chief soldier, standing At the door of the South Study Room, I was waiting with excitement for the summons of Emperor Kangxi.
Kangxi is going to meet Chen Jinnan!
That's right. If you don't know Chen Jinnan in your life, it's useless to call him a hero!
Kangxi can be regarded as a little hero, right? How could you not know Chen Jinnan?
"Slave Mingzhu leads the sea route to assist and suppress the navy, Chen Fufu, the commander-in-chief, please see me!"
Mingzhu's voice had already come from the south study room.
"Xuan!"
Then there is the voice of the little emperor Kangxi.
A young eunuch standing outside the south study gave Chen Yonghua a slap in the face: "Mr. Chen, please."
Chen Yonghua immediately carried the cumbersome and troublesome court clothes and walked into the south study room. The lighting in the south study room was not good. When Chen Yonghua walked in, his eyes were darkened, and then he subconsciously looked forward, his eyes just right. Emperor Kangxi's eyes met!
This was a thin young man with a pockmarked face who just looked at him with a smile.
Is this Kangxi? He doesn’t look much like Mingjun!
Chen Yonghua thought to himself.
(End of chapter)
