"Father, should we annex Yarkand now? Isn't it a little early? Aren't we going to kill Li Zicheng and take over Guangdong and Guangxi? If we annex Yarkand now, Galdan of Junggar will definitely not give up. Then we and Will the Junggars start fighting? Will there still be enough energy left to kill Li Zicheng and capture Guangdong and Guangxi?"
Wu Yingxiong was quite puzzled when he heard the conversation between his father and his younger brother.
Wu Sangui's current national policy is to attack Li Zicheng and annex Guangdong and Guangxi!
Originally, he was a little worried that Kangxi would send troops to fish in troubled waters when the war between Zhou and Ming Dynasty started. Now that Kangxi was fighting North Korea and helping the Mongols against the Rakshasa Kingdom, it seemed that he would not intervene in the war between Zhou and Ming Dynasty. Isn't this just a move against Li Zicheng and Guangdong and Guangxi?
Why did he turn around and run to collect Yarkant? The Junggars have been coveting the territory of the Yarkand Khanate for many years, and the Yarkands are not united internally. One khan is fighting that khan, one faction is fighting that faction, and they are about to succeed.
Moreover, Galdan also sent an envoy to greet Wu Sangui through the relationship with the Great Lama of Xueyu, saying that for the sake of the Bodhisattva, everyone would fight against the Yarkand Khanate together.
Wu Sangui had a good relationship with the Great Lama of Xueyu. When he was the King of Pingxi in Yunnan in his early years, through the Great Lama's relationship, he bypassed the Qing government's blockade and bought a lot of goods from the Yarkand Khanate and the Kashote Khanate. Good horse.
The Pingxi King's vassal army has been able to maintain its cavalry strength in Yunnan and Guizhou for so many years, thanks to the help of the Great Lama of the Snow Region. Logically speaking, he must give the great lama some face this time - Galdan is the great lama's disciple!
When Wu Sangui heard the suggestion from his eldest son Wu Yingxiong, he just smiled and looked back at his second son Ying Qi: "Second brother, you are in charge of everything in the West. Tell me, why did we accept Yerqiang?"
"Brother, our taking over the Yarkand Khanate does not mean annexing it. We can just accept a vassal and let them fight with the various factions in the western countries." Wu Yingqi explained, "There are three reasons why we accepted the Yarkand. One is Make a sound in the west and attack in the east! If we want to attack the Ming Dynasty in the east, we must first paralyze the Ming Dynasty, especially the old traitor Li Zicheng. Only by paralyzing him can our navy attack Wuchang and Hanyang successfully.
The second is to stabilize the rear. Galdan is now rising in the Moxi Oirat, and he is very capable of fighting. He has sent troops to attack Oqiltu Khan, the leader of the Oirat alliance, for many years, and there are already signs of unifying all the Oirat tribes.
The Great Lama, the Monk King of the Snow Region, was also Galdan's teacher. The Great Lama had great influence on the Heshuote Khanate in the Snow Region. After the death of Heshuote's national advisor Khan, the Great Lama had the final say in half of the affairs of the Snowy Heshuote Khanate.
If most of the territory of the Yarkand Khanate is given to his disciple Galdan, then in the future this great lama will hold the Snowy Region Heshuote with one hand and Galdan in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains with the other. Aren’t all blockbuster movies the domain of the Great Lama of the Snowy Land? Can we feel at ease? Whether it is the Snowy Heshuote or Junggar, they are all the Mongolians who are the best at robbing families and homes!
Third, we also have many officers and soldiers who believe in the Tianfang Cult. Ma Xiong, who was defeated by Li Fuchen in Guangxi and came to join us, believes in the Tianfang Cult. Now it is time to send them to the territory of the Yarkand Khanate to support the Khan of the Yarkand Khanate who is willing to surrender to us. The Yarkand Khanate has several khans, and the one we are talking about better now is Babai Khan who occupies Hami and Turpan. , we can send Ma Xiong to support him. "
After listening to Wu Yingqi's analysis, Wu Sangui nodded repeatedly and seemed very satisfied. Then he smiled and glanced at Wu Yingxiong, who knew very little about Xueyuan, Yarkand, Junggar, and Heshuote, and said with a smile: "Boss, do you understand? What is our understanding of Yarkant?" Killing three birds with one stone can not only attack the west and attack the east, but also separate the snowy areas from Heshuote and Junggar, and stabilize Gansu.
And there is no need to dispatch our direct descendants to let Ma Xiong lead 20,000 households into Hami and Turpan. We should be able to support the Babai Khan in the eastern part of the Yarkand Khanate into the Great Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. At that time, we will accept the Eastern Chagatai Khanate as a vassal, and let the Eastern Chagatai Khanate be consumed by Junggar, Khoshot, and the half-Mongolian and half-Turkic khanates west of Congling. "
"But why does this Babai Khan have to fight so many enemies for us?" Wu Yingxiong still didn't quite understand.
Wu Yingqi said impatiently: "Brother, don't you know who Chagatai is?"
"Chaghatay? He seems to be the son of Genghis Khan? Ah, is this Yarkand Khanate founded by the descendants of Chagatai?"
"The Yarkand Khanate is actually the Chagatai Khanate!" Wu Yingqi explained, "The first great khan of the Yarkand Khanate, Said Khan, was a direct descendant of Chagatai. He was born in Turpan, and later He then went to the west to help the Great Khan of the Chagatai Khanate in the war. After the Chagatai Khanate was destroyed by the Uzbeks, he lived in exile for many years before receiving support from his cousin Babur, the founding emperor of the Mughal Kingdom in India. Next, he led an expedition of five thousand Mughals back to the place we call the Western Regions and established the Yarkand Kingdom.
In fact, the name of the Yarkand Khanate was given by outsiders because the capital was located in Yarkand City. The real name of the country has always been the Chagatai Khanate. Although this Chagatai Khan is hiding in our Western Region, the large area to the west of Congling is the hometown of the Chagatai Khanate. Most of the Khans and Khans who are now entrenched here are descendants of the Golden Horde. They were driven to the west of Congling by the Rakshasa people to seize the territory. Their names are not justified and their words are not right! "
Now Wu Yingxiong finally understood that the Yarkand Khanate was still a Western orthodoxy. No wonder the old man and Wu Yingqi didn't want it to perish. They wanted to keep it alive. They could stand up as a target and let Heshuote and Galdan attack it. By consuming excess energy, you can push to the west of Congling to stir up trouble when necessary. How you play it depends on your needs, it's really good.
"I understand!" Wu Yingxiong said, "Father, then should we launch a Western expedition with great fanfare?"
Wu Sangui nodded and said with a smile: "This time, let Shi Cong take command as the Protector of the Western Region and sit in Liangzhou, and let Ma Xiong be the commander-in-chief of Hami and send troops to Hami and Turpan! In fact, we only need 20,000 military households. Claim to the outside world that there are 100,000 people!”
"Then after Shicong and Ma Xiong send troops together, will we be able to surprise Hanyang and Wuchang?" Wu Yingxiong asked again.
"Not yet," Wu Sangui shook his head, "As a father, I have to pretend to be sick again!"
"Pretend to be sick again?"
"Yes!" Wu Sangui said with a smile, "My father tricked Yue Le last time by pretending to be sick, and this time my father also tricked Li Chuang by pretending to be sick!"
"Trick Li Chuang?" Wu Yingxiong asked to the end, "Father, how do you want to trick him?"
Wu Sangui said with a smile: "I'm just pretending to be sick. It's up to you two to watch and discuss this important matter in the country!"
As he spoke, he pointed at Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi, and said with a smile: "One of you is the eldest prince, and the other is the second eldest son of King Qin. I, the emperor's father, am not in good health. Tell me, how happy those people named Li must be! "
Brothers Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi looked at each other with complicated expressions on their faces!
Wu Sangui probably saw the expressions of these two filial sons, and just smiled awkwardly: "Boss, second brother, is there any news from Guangxi? That Li Jiqing has been here for a while, right? Why haven't we seen him rebel yet?"
"Father, don't worry, he will definitely rebel." Wu Yingxiong assured with a pat on his chest.
"Definitely?" Wu Sangui asked, "Why are you so sure? Could it be that Li Zhongshan wrote to you?"
"Of course not, but I have reliable information. That Ji Qing... is no longer named Li, he is now Sun Jiqing!" Wu Yingxiong said with a smile, "And it was Li Fuchen who personally deprived him of the qualification to be named Li.
Now, Sun Jiqing is no longer Li Fuchen's son! "
Wu Sangui said to himself: "That's really a big deal... I didn't expect that living Lu Bu to be so cruel!"
Wuchang Fucheng, Prince Zhong’s Mansion.
Under the setting sun, Li Zicheng was standing on the wall of Prince Zhong's Mansion, just like at this time in the past, staring at the increasingly prosperous metropolis in front of him. This man who almost owned the entire world now devoted all his energy to running the five prefectures of Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, De'an, and Anlu.
This is his final dissatisfaction!
They say he only knows how to fight and kill, but not how to rule the world. He doesn't even have the chance to rule the world, right? So after Li Zicheng understood that he had no chance to conquer the world again, he made up his mind to manage the several mansions in his hands in order.
As the ruling center of Li Zicheng and Li Laishun, Jiangxia, the capital of Wuchang, naturally received the greatest attention from the old King Chuang.
The docks outside Jiangxia City, the streets within the city, the dams on the banks of the Yangtze River, and the rivers entering and surrounding the city have all been renovated and expanded to a certain extent.
In order to facilitate travel between the three towns of Jiangxia, Hankou, and Hanyang, Li Zicheng also ordered the Hubei Governor's Yamen to fund the establishment of the "Three Towns Ferry" and built a special ferry terminal.
In addition, Li Zicheng was also very concerned about the education problems of schoolchildren in the three towns. He opened three official academies in Jiangxia, Hankou, and Hanyang. He also found people to obtain textbooks from Guangdong Reform School and invited gentlemen from Guangdong Reform School to teach. .
Li Zicheng was also very concerned about the administration of Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, De'an, Anlu and other prefectures, especially Wuchang Prefecture - who was Li Zicheng? He has killed countless corrupt officials in his life!
Compared with anti-corruption, he can definitely be the best in the world!
So as an official under him, if anyone dares to mess around, isn't that asking for death?
And now Li Zicheng has enough prestige to take good care of his direct descendants and prevent these people from doing whatever they want - they are all his sons and grandsons!
As for the security on Li Zicheng's territory, let alone it. The biggest thief in the world is himself!
That's the ancestor of thieves!
Even if you are a gangster, when you get to Hankou, Jiangxia, or Hanyang, you have to put your tail between your legs and behave like a human being.
Of course, Li Zicheng would not embarrass these criminal thieves from other places. As long as they did not commit crimes on his territory, he could live in peace.
Therefore, there may be many bad people in the cities of Hankou, Jiangxia, and Hanyang, but the public security is much better than that of Yingtian Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture.
This Li Zicheng is also the emperor of the country. He can't let him take charge of the whole world. It may be a bit difficult to take charge of a province, but now there are only a few prefectures, and he still treats them as his last career in life. He really manages them quite well.
Under his governance, although there were no people in these governments to discuss government affairs, and they were the family of the old Li family, they still managed to achieve clear governance, stable people's livelihood, developed economy, and even education was good.
"Grandpa, grandpa, good news!"
Li Zicheng, who was about to go down to the city for dinner, suddenly heard the call of his eldest grandson Li Laishun. When he turned around, he saw that it was indeed His Royal Highness, Prince Zhong, rushing over with his robe in hand. He was also accompanied by Hubei Governor Huang Zhisheng and Hubei Admiral Liu Yihu from the Ming Dynasty. All three of them were smiling from ear to ear.
"What's good?" Li Zicheng asked, squinting one eye.
"Grandpa, I would like to greet you first." Li Laishun greeted Li Zicheng first, and then said, "That scourge Wu Sangui fell ill and has not been seen for several days. Now the government affairs in Chang'an are handled by Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi. .”
"Really?" Li Zicheng was doubtful, "Didn't you say two days ago that Wu Sangui personally went out of the city twenty miles to send Wu Shicong to the west to conquer Yarkand? Why did he fall ill just a few days ago? Maybe this old thief is cheating again Does the disease want to harm people?"
"Old Emperor, you are worrying too much. Wu Sangui is also quite old." As Huang Zhisheng spoke, he also glanced at Li Zicheng, who was also an old man with white hair. "And now the situation in the world is three points. It has been determined and no one can change it in a short period of time. No matter what deceit he uses, it will be of no use."
Liu Yihu also nodded and said: "Old Emperor, our defense is foolproof along the Han River and along the Yangtze River. There is a beacon tower every ten miles, and we have also built twelve forts. It is impossible for Wu Sangui's army to sneak attack by water. . As for the land route, it is not very convenient to come to Wuchang by land. It is more than 300 miles from Yuezhou. There are mountains, water and lakes along the way, as well as our passes and castles. Wu Sangui's army cannot get through at all."
Liu Yihu was right. Jiangxia City in Wuchang Prefecture not only sits on the Yangtze River, but also has great strategic depth. It is hundreds of miles away from Wu Sangui's territory, whether by water or land. When the Chuang army had already completed its deployment and built a large number of passes, forts, and forts, it was completely wishful thinking to attack Jiangxia City one by one.
Li Zicheng thought for a while and also laughed: "It seems that I am overly worried. Although it is said that disasters can last for a thousand years, Wu Sangui is more than sixty and will soon be seventy after all. Seventy years of life are rare in ancient times! It is time to go to the eighteenth level of underworld." It’s hell!”
Speaking of Wu Sangui's visit to the underworld, Li Zicheng himself was a little worried - although he had been a monk and recited Amitabha for many years, and had done many good deeds in Wuchang and other places in recent years, could he atone for his murderous past? It’s really hard to say what the crime is!
Just as he was thinking about it, Liu Yihu asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, Li Fuchen's envoy has been waiting for several days."
The envoy Li Fuchen sent to Li Zicheng was named Jia Guoying. He was the son of Jia Fuhan, the governor of Hunan in the Ming Dynasty, and the uncle-in-law of Li Jizhen.
The purpose of his coming to Wuchang Mansion was, of course, to invite Li Laishun to send troops to attack Jiangxi.
Li Zhongshan finally collected enough 800,000 taels of military expenses that should be paid to Li Fuchen, so Li Fuchen has recently prepared to send troops to Jiangxi. However, the terrain of Jiangxi is quite dangerous, surrounded by mountains on three sides and the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake on one side. It would be difficult to attack from only one direction, so Li Fuchen thought of attacking from both sides.
However, Li Zicheng now has little interest in attacking Jiangxi - he has been beating Jiujiang without success, and his heart has gone cold. On the other hand, Li Fuchen, Li Zhongshan and his son, conquering cities and territories was as easy as picking out objects from a bag.
Obviously, the "eighteen sons, rule the world" refers to Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan!
Since this "Li Tianxia" belongs to Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan, why is Li Zicheng still messing around? Wouldn't it be better to live in peace and take better care of the territory in your hands?
However, both Li Laishun and Liu Yihu still wanted to work harder.
Even if they don't want to work hard, there are still a group of second and third generations who broke into the camp below, all of whom still want to be heroes in restoring Ming Dynasty!
Seeing that Li Zicheng didn't seem to take Liu Yihu's tiff, Li Laishun helped: "Grandpa Huang, after all, King Nan is one of our own... He always has to give him a little face.
If he and the King of England really want the world to change their surname to Li in the future... then his grandson can be considered a relative of the royal family, so he must help out, right? "
Huang Zhisheng also reminded: "Your Majesty, we could use the excuse of preventing Wu before, but now Wu Sangui seems to be ill. The Wu family sent troops to the Western Regions again, saying it was to quell the troubles in Yarkand... If we don't send troops to cooperate, I'm afraid It doesn’t make sense, right?”
Li Zicheng frowned and said: "I always feel that this matter is not very reliable... This Wu Sangui is very cunning. Don't say that he is not dead yet, he is just sick. Even if he is really buried in glory, I will still doubt him. It’s a fraud!”
"Grandpa Huang, do you think this will work? Let's build more beacon towers. Wherever the army marches to the east, the beacon towers will be built. If Wu Sangui sends troops to attack us, as long as the beacon fires, Sun'er will lead his troops back immediately."
Liu Yihu nodded, raised his thumb and said: "Your Majesty's method is good. If Wu Sangui wants to sneak attack on us, it will take hundreds of miles, whether by water or land. Let's be more careful, and the soldiers on the front line will know about it right away. Wait until they return to Wuchang , Wu Sangui probably hasn’t arrived yet!”
"This method is not bad," Li Zicheng thought for a while and said with a smile: "Then I will meet the man named Jia tomorrow and discuss with him some conditions for sending troops... Yihu, Laishun, Mr. Huang, you guys come together Come have a meal with me, let's chat while we eat, and discuss what kind of benefits we should order from Li Fuchen?
By the way, we have asked the kitchen to prepare Wuchang's famous dishes, mutton in a basin, gourd chicken, roujiamo... But we must drink a few more glasses. "
(End of chapter)
