"You, what nonsense are you talking about, you traitor?" Shang Kexi became angry on the spot after hearing his son's words, "I am so loyal to the Qing Dynasty, why do you need to come to the emperor to plead for mercy?"
Shang Zhixin glared at Shang Kexi, an unfilial father, and said with contempt: "Ama! Did I say that I wanted to beg the Qing Emperor for mercy? In this situation, is it still useful for you to beg him for mercy?"
Shang Kexi was stunned. Although he disagreed with his son's words, he couldn't refute it, because it was useless to beg Kangxi for mercy now!
Shang Zhixin stamped his feet and pointed an empty gun at Shang Kexi. He wanted to shoot the old bastard to death, but in the end he held it back (there were no bullets if he couldn't hold back) and bit into it. Ya Dao said: "Now the Xiwang Long Live younger brother Xin'anhou and Fengtian's troops to fight against General Hu are coming to the east of Guangzhou by water. Wang Fuchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and his son are a large army. They are coming by land to the west of Guangzhou. We are attacked on both sides. ! But the few elite soldiers in our family have been given away by the prodigal son, the second child, so what can we use to fight with others?
The young Emperor Kangxi was now troubled by the Western King of Hanzhong and the Chuang King of Huguang. Not only was he unable to protect himself, he had no time to look south. It doesn't matter whether he spares you or not! If he doesn't spare you, he won't be able to send troops to Guangzhou to capture us. Even if he spares you, he won't be able to send troops to Guangdong to save our lives!
So now the only emperor who can spare your half life is Long Live the King of the West! "
"Why spare half your life?" Shang Kexi was also a little anxious. He only had one life, how could he survive without half of it?
"Of course half!" Shang Zhixin said, "Long Live the King of the West can make Marquis Xin'an and General Ao spare you, but can he make Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao spare you?"
"This." Shang Kexi frowned, "If the Marquis of Xin'an and General Ao retreat, I will still be able to fight with only one of the king's assistant ministers!"
Hearing Shang Kexi call Wu Sanwei "Xin'anhou" and Aobai as "General Ao", Zhu Guozhi, the governor of Guangdong, turned green - he thought that Shang Kexi, like him, was doing it for the sake of the Qing Dynasty. The loyal slave who inserts the knife!
Now they actually call Wu Sanwei and Ao Bai the Marquis and Generals of Xin'an just to survive! The Marquis of Xin'an and the General are both pseudo-lords and officials conferred by Wu Sangui! Does Shang Kexi want to fall into the water and become a third minister?
Thinking of this, Zhu Guozhi, the governor of Guangdong, reminded Chong with a calm face: "Wu Sangui is not the emperor!"
Shang Zhixin turned around and glared at Zhu Guozhi, and said seriously: "He is not the emperor, so we should persuade him to come in! Zhu Futai, let's persuade him together!"
"Let's persuade you together?"
"Yes!" Shang Zhixin nodded, "I think he still has a good chance of succeeding in getting out of Qishan. His current situation is much stronger than Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang lost Jingzhou and had to go all the way north, so Emperor Wei Ming and Only Sima Yi could stop Zhuge Liang.
But now there is Long Live the King of the West in Qishan, and there is also a resurrected King Chuang in Jingzhou.
Kangxi was only an emperor, and he didn't even have Sima Yi under his command. How could he withstand this? We have to persuade them to join us as soon as possible. With this success, even if we cannot keep the title of King Pingnan in the future, I will still be the Duke and you will be the Marquis! "
"Brother, aren't your demands too low?" Shang Zhixin's good brother Shang Zhijie said, "Our prince has been a king for so many years, isn't it appropriate for you to demote him to a prince? "
"How come you are reduced to Duke?" Shang Zhixin asked, "It was King Xi who made me Duke after he became emperor. I dare not ask for King Pingnan of our Arma!"
He glanced at Shang Kexi with disgust, "Fourth brother, our Ama killed a lot of people when they conquered Guangdong. Later, we carried out coastal border relocation and killed millions of people! You have done such a big evil and you don't even think about it. Remember? He has done so many bad things, so he can just enjoy his life happily! I don’t dare to want his prince!"
"Son, what are you talking about?" Shang Kexi was blind and didn't see his son pointing the gun at him, so when he heard what his son said that was unheard of, he scolded him unfilially.
"Ama!" Shang Zhixin looked like he hated iron for failing to become steel, and hated his father for failing to live up to expectations. Finally, he put away his gun and said, "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end! The evil you did back then must be repaid now!"
Because you have done many evil things, we don’t have much leverage in our hands, not even as much as the two families of King Dingnan and King Jingnan. The Kong family of King Dingnan didn’t stay in Guilin for long. Before he had time to do evil, he was destroyed by Li Dingguo. Later, only one family was left. Girl, there are only a few of the subordinates and subordinates who have been killed, and they are powerless even if they want to do evil.
Although the Geng family was very murderous in Guangdong, it changed after arriving in Fujian and they killed much less. When the Geng Wangzhuang was being repaired, compensation money was given to the people who were driven out! "
Shang Ke snorted happily: "That's all hypocrisy, and it's not enough."
Shang Zhixin shook his head repeatedly: "People still know how to be benevolent and righteous, but what about you? So if Kong Sizhen and Geng Jingzhong were attacked, they could still hold on to the city and still have bargaining chips.
But our family doesn’t have that condition! Now outside the inner city of Guangzhou, your old man’s enemies can be found everywhere! Those brothers and sisters from Cantonese have been killed by you. They wish they could eat you alive!
If Wang Fuchen and Wu Xinhui come to besiege Guangzhou, the Cantonese people are not just to welcome the king, but to march for the king and help them fight. By then, the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the besieging army will be taken care of by the Cantonese people. No problem for years! What confidence do you have? "
"I, I, I" Shang Kexi didn't know how to defend himself.
"The prince is right!" That rotten Li Lan interjected with a look of fear on his face, "Every one of the Guangdong soldiers that the second master and I met at Xiaolan Ferry were so angry that they seemed to have a deep grudge against us. Don’t be afraid of hardship and don’t care about your life. There are tens of thousands of Cantonese people near the battlefield cheering them on. I have never heard of such a thing!"
"That's right! If Wang Fuchen sends guns to those Cantonese people, they will all come to help!" Shang Zhixin turned to look at his blind father and shook his head repeatedly, "Amma, why were you so active in killing people? Rabbit didn't do it yet You are eating grass from the edge! You are the vassal king of Guangdong, don’t you know how to win people’s hearts by showing kindness?”
"you you"
Shang Ke was so happy that he couldn't even speak.
But no one cared about him at this time. Although he was still King Pingnan, he was scolded by his son Shang Zhixin and his prestige was completely lost.
Shang Zhixin looked at the unsatisfactory Ama and sighed: "With the half life you have left, you can only ask the emperor to mediate and see if you can save it."
"Are you asking the King of Xiping to mediate?" Li Lan asked.
"Him?" Shang Zhixin shook his head, "He is not the emperor yet!"
Li Lan was stunned again, "Master, do you mean to ask the Qing Emperor to help mediate?"
"Yes!" Shang Zhixin nodded, "That's what I mean. This Wang Fuchen is the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty, and I am the King of Pingnan in the Qing Dynasty. The Governor of Guangdong and Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty and the King of Pingnan in the Qing Dynasty are... We are ministers in the same palace. Isn’t it appropriate to attack each other now? Kangxi is the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, shouldn’t he mediate between them?”
After hearing this, both Li Lan and Zhu Guozhi were speechless.
The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty and King Pingnan of the Qing Dynasty were fighting a civil war, and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty had no choice but to mediate. This matter looks like how Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty was involved in the civil war with Timur and Timur at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Same reaction?
Shang Kexi muttered: "Boss, you are going to persuade King Pingxi to join. Can Kangxi still issue an order to help mediate?"
"Why not?" Shang Zhixin glared, "I am trying to persuade Emperor Xi Wang to move in to help Kangxi! If I don't persuade him to move in, then Guangzhou will either be captured by the Marquis of Xin'an and General Ao, or by Wang Fuchen, because even if we can fight back There are only a few Wu family soldiers left who came from the east, and they cannot resist Wang Fuchen's army. By then, no one's advice will be of any use!
And once Guangzhou is lost, Wang Fuchen will have all Guangdong and Guangxi. It will be hard to say whether Guangdong and Guangxi will still be the territory of the Qing Dynasty! Even if the emperor can still win over Wang Fuchen, the benefits he will give will be ten times more than what he is giving Wang Fuchen now!
Although the little emperor is exhausted as the emperor, he is still a smart man, so he will not fail to understand our loyalty!
And long live the King of the West to be the emperor. Is it really a good thing? Maybe not? If he is not the emperor, he can use the third prince Zhu as a memorial tablet and pretend to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty to accept the remaining ministers of the Ming Dynasty. But once he became the emperor himself, how could this loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty continue to pretend? Therefore, I advise the King of the West to be a loyal minister to the Qing Dynasty! "
Now even Shang Kexi has nothing to say. Shang Zhixin's strategy of "surrender and become a loyal minister" seems quite reasonable!
Seeing Shang Kexi, he was speechless, so Shang Zhixin said to Shang Kexi's military advisor Jin Guang: "Mr. Jin, the Marquis of Xin'an and General Fengtian Tuhu should be able to reach the Pearl River south of Guangzhou City soon. Could you please go there? Go and ask for peace from Xin'an Marquis and Fengtian General Hu. Whether it's ceding land, paying compensation, or sending girls, I can agree, as long as I can keep all the territory on the north bank of the Pearl River and Dongjiang River in Guangfu!
In addition, please send me, Amma, to persuade His Highness the King of the West to take further steps! "
Jin Guang did not agree immediately, but turned to look at Shang Kexi and nodded, then he said to Shang Zhixin: "I have the order."
Then Shang Zhixin said to Li Lan: "The situation of Li Junmen in Guangdong and Guangxi is very complicated. It is difficult to explain clearly with just one secret. I can only help you. You can go to Xi'an and tell the emperor about the situation here." Be careful. You have to let the emperor know that Guangdong and Guangxi are already divided into feudal states! But even if I become the governor of a feudal town, I, Shang Zhixin, will still be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty!"
Li Lan nodded: "Okay, okay, I'll leave immediately and go to Xi'an to see the emperor at an accelerated speed of 600 miles!"
"That's hard work!"
Guangzhou Prefecture, Haizhu Island.
Haizhu Island is an island located in the Pearl River, which is as wide as the sea, south of Guangzhou Fucheng. It is famous for the sea pearl stones on the island. Historically, this island would become the "Haizhu District" two hundred years later due to Guangzhou's construction of a new embankment and supporting land reclamation.
In the 11th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, Haizhu Island was still surrounded by vast white waters of the Pearl River. There was a temple called Haizhu Temple on the island, and a fort was built to resist foreign enemies coming along the Pearl River.
However, this Haizhu Fort, which was ordered by Tong Yangjia, the first governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty, was not fired when Wu Sanwei, He Tianran, Zhu Tiangui and "Pseudo Aobai" Wang Guodong led their fleet to invade. Completely fallen. And it also became Wu Sanwei’s handsome tent!
On November 1, the day after the banner of "Reviving the Ming Dynasty, Xin'an Hou Nanyang Minister Wu" was raised on Haizhu Island, King Pingnan's envoy, military advisor Jin Guang and deputy capital Tong Shangzhijie came hand in hand. He also brought a generous gift and a "letter of persuasion" drafted in the names of Shang Kexi and Shang Zhixin!
"Master Marquis, Mr. He and Mr. Zhu, why haven't you seen General Ao?"
In a lobby in Haizhu Temple, Monk Jinguang saw Wu Sanwei, He Tianran, and Zhu Tiangui, but he did not see Ao Bai. So after a few words of greeting, Jin Guang called.
Of course, that "Guangdong and Aobai" can't be seen by Jin Guang - how can he not reveal his secret at first sight?
"The general has gone to Humen." Wu Sanwei said, "Chen Fufu, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty's naval aid and suppression campaign, has returned to Macau. Wang Zhongxiao's Guangdong Township Army can now enter Humen via Lingdingyang. The general is worried and has to go in person. Arm your defenses.”
Jin Guang thought to himself: Wu Sanwei and Ao Bai seem to have an unstable future and there is no chance of peace talks!
Thinking of this, he first took out the gift list and handed it over, and then took out the "letter of persuasion to join" with a smile on his face. He held it in both hands and handed it to Wu Sanwei: "Hou Xinan, this is my prince and crown prince. Together we wrote a letter to persuade the King of the West to go further."
"Encourage us to join?" Wu Sanwei was stunned, "King Pingnan and the Crown Prince want to rebel against the Qing Dynasty. That's not right. Isn't it too early for my brother to become the emperor now?"
Of course he hopes Wu Sangui can become emperor!
But he also went to school, and it would be impossible to be the number one scholar in martial arts without any education!
Therefore, he also knew the principle of "building walls high, accumulating food widely, and becoming king slowly". Now that Wu Sangui was still building cities and accumulating grain, it was obviously too early to become emperor.
"The King of the West always wants to be the emperor!" Shang Zhijie said with a smile, "As for when it is appropriate to become the emperor, the King of the West must have already planned it. However, my prince and the crown prince still have to persuade His Highness the King of the West to wait for the great treasure. This is the reason for the prince and the emperor. What is the position of the Crown Prince? The prince and the Crown Prince are not willing to regain their sight, but they are really in favor of King Xi becoming the emperor."
Wu Sanwei burst out laughing after hearing this, and looked back at He Tianran and Zhu Tiangui.
He Tianran looked happy and heard that he was also from Wu Sangui's camp, and he was originally Wu Guogui's personal soldier!
And Zhu Tiangui was from the Yanping Palace. Of course he couldn't agree to let Wu Sangui be the emperor! Why, why should Wu Sangui, a traitor, become emperor? Now the Ming Dynasty has a ready-made Emperor Xian of Ming Dynasty, no, it is Prince Zhu San!
King Zheng Jing of Yanping also plans to become "Zheng Cao"! It would be better for you to directly persuade Wu Sangui to join him. Now that Wu Sangui has become the emperor, how can King Yanping become Prime Minister Zheng?
But it’s hard for him to object openly now—he’s still pretending to be Wu Sangui’s subordinate!
"Persuading people to move in is just a position!" Wu Sanwei said with a smile, "The current situation cannot be solved with just a table to persuade people to move in, right? After all, I have already arrived at Haizhu Island. And Wang Zhongxiao was defeated again in the Battle of Xiaolan Your elite troops from Pingnan Palace have already stationed troops in Shunde, and they will probably arrive at Guangzhou City soon!"
"Yes, yes, yes," Jin Guang nodded repeatedly, "When it comes to using troops to fight, winning people's hearts, and rectifying the place. Wang Fuchen's son is a first-class talent! How many days has he been in Guangzhou? The people are already like a basket of food. It's time to welcome the king's army. If nothing happens this time, Shunde and Sanshui counties will be captured by him again, and it is even possible to seize the capital of Guangzhou in one fell swoop. Will you, Marquis of Xin'an, still be able to gain a foothold in Xin'an by then?"
Of course it is impossible for Wu Sanwei to gain a foothold in Xin'an. He is not stupid! How could it be possible to compete with Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao for territory? I can’t even grab it! It would be good if he could draw a team of two to three thousand people now. And Wang Fuchen, Wang Zhongxiao and his son have an army of 40,000 to 50,000 people. They are definitely powerful enough to dominate the world!
Therefore, Wu Sanwei's goal was not to acquire territory in Guangfu at all, but to find a way to acquire Lianzhou or Qiongzhou. With the territory of such a government, he can sit back and watch the world. No matter who wins, he will always have a duke, right?
He had already discussed this matter with He Tianran, and the other party agreed. He only asked him to hand over the Xin'an site to Wang Zhongxiao.
But of course Jin Guang and Shang Zhijie couldn't see this arrangement now, so he smiled and said: "Commander Jin, you don't want me to help you fight Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao, do you?"
"That's not necessary," Jin Guang shook his head and said, "What the prince and prince mean is that Guangdong is a very big place, and you and General Ao can go anywhere! If you and General Ao don't have enough food and military expenses, Just speak up! Moreover, the intentions of the prince and the prince should be clear with this form of persuasion. There is really no need for you and General Ao to stay in Guangfu for a long time."
Wu Sanwei smiled and said: "To be honest, I do intend to go west to join Governor Ma and General Sun, but the military expenses and food are indeed not enough!"
"Easy to say, easy to say, you can tell me how much I want!" Shang Zhijie was overjoyed when he heard this.
He Tianran said: "Do you have one million taels of silver and two hundred thousand shi of white rice?"
"Yes, yes! There is so much!"
(End of chapter)
