Dahao, the general military office of Chaozhou in the Ming Dynasty.
When it was almost noon on August 17, Da Lao Hui's son and daughter, Scar Rong Qiu Rong and the little beauty Qiu Shuzhen who was disguised as a man, finally came back. The two of them walked into the Yamen while quarreling.
"Mei, Cannon Zhu has gone crazy. Not only does he act strangely, but he also says crazy things, and he can't even recognize you..."
"Brother, don't talk nonsense. Brother Pao is not crazy. What he said makes sense to me. As for him not recognizing me... it must be intentional. He is discussing big things with you and it is not convenient for you to entertain me. A little woman.”
"Then you would rather stand in the corner and eat shrimp?"
"I would rather, Brother Pao is a great hero who fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty...and the marinated shrimp is delicious!"
"Bah, he is a lunatic!"
"No, he's not crazy!"
The two people spoke loudly, which was heard in the main room.
At this time, Qiu Hui was drinking tea and talking to a scholar in his thirties, with a red face and white teeth, and a gentle manner in the main room.
Hearing the two brothers and sisters quarreling outside the door, Qiu Hui said to the scholar with a little embarrassment: "Military advisor, those are the dog and the daughter talking. I am usually busy with military affairs and neglect to discipline them. It's really funny."
The man whom Qiu Hui called the military advisor smiled and asked Qiu Hui: "Mr. Qiu, who is the Artillery Zhu that your son and your daughter are talking about? How can he be both a madman and a great hero? What on earth is he?" What did you do?"
"Military advisor, the name of the artillery Zhu is Zhu Qipao. He is a descendant of the Ming Dynasty clan and the king of Tang. He was successively named lieutenant of Fengguo by the last king of Tang and Lu Jianguo."
The military advisor smiled and said, "Remember, he is the son of Zhu Zhu Jushan, the Heavenly King of Danan Mountain, right?"
"Yes, yes." Qiu Hui nodded repeatedly, "That's him... He was captured by the officials of Chaozhou Prefecture of the Qing Dynasty a while ago. Although he was rescued by his father, King Zhu, on the way to Guangzhou, he He seems to be a little confused, probably because he was tortured in prison.
On August 15th, he arrived at Gucheng Village on the other side of Haimen Port. Quanzi and his daughter went to visit together yesterday. "
"Oh," the military advisor said, "I wonder how injured Lieutenant Zhu is? Why don't you ask your son to come in and ask."
At this time, Qiu Rong and Qiu Shuzhen were already waiting outside the living room, and they did not dare to argue anymore because they knew that an important guest was coming.
"Ah Zai, Zai Zai, come in and talk!" Qiu Hui's relationship with this military advisor was obviously extraordinary. He not only greeted his son Qiu Rong, but also called his daughter Shuzhen in.
The two brothers and sisters entered the lobby. They first paid homage to their father Qiu Hui and respectfully called him "Sir." Then they bowed to the military advisor and called him "Military Advisor Chen."
This military advisor's original surname was Chen, his given name was Yonghua, and his given name was Fufu. He was a minister of Yanping King Zheng Jing, and he paid homage to the Yanping Prince's Palace for advice on joining the army and supervising the army as censor. However, people within Zheng Ming's system called him "strategist" and compared him to Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty.
In the legends of later generations, he was also called Chen Jinnan, and was also considered the founder of the Hongmen Tiandi Society.
He came to Dahao this time for the matter of "Prince Zhu III raising troops in Chaozhou".
When Chen Yonghua was inspecting the defense of Xiamen and Kinmen, he learned through the intelligence network deployed by the Yanping Palace in Fujian that "Prince Zhu III" had arrived in Chaozhou and was causing trouble in Jieyang County (Guiyu belongs to Jieyang), causing a lot of trouble. There was a movement, and two hundred flag soldiers of Duke Xushun's Mansion were killed!
Although Chen Yonghua didn't quite believe that "The Third Prince Zhu" could kill so many flag soldiers of Xushun Duke's Mansion, he also didn't believe that the "Third Prince Zhu" who appeared in Chaozhou was real. But he still rushed to Dahao Port in Chaoyang County, Chaozhou Prefecture this morning and found Dahao's local snake Qiu Hui.
Of course Qiu Hui also heard about the "third prince Zhu raising troops in Chaozhou", and he also knew that the rumored third prince Zhu was Zhu Jushan. But he didn't believe the news at all... How could Zhu Jushan be the third prince Zhu?
Zhu Jushan and Qiu Hui had also served as masters, and they were considered powerful men subordinate to Qiu Hui. Qiu Hui knew the details of Zhu Jushan very clearly. He knew that he was a branch of the Tang royal family. When the Ming Dynasty was still there, he was just a lieutenant of Fengguo. He was in the same world as the third prince of Dingwang.
Moreover, Qiu Hui did not believe that Zhu Jushan and Yu Zhongxian, these two cowards, could kill two hundred Xushun Duke's flag soldiers in one battle. This is even lower than the possibility that Zhu Jushan is the third prince of Zhu... If Zhu Jushan and Yu Zhongxian killed two hundred Zhuangban Yamen soldiers of Chaozhou Prefecture (that is, Minzhuang), then Qiu Hui can still believe it, How is it possible to kill two hundred flag soldiers? Do the two of them have such strength that one of them will fall like a weed on Danan Mountain, and the other will be caught between the Ming and Qing Dynasties as a doormat?
So the information Chen Yonghua got must be wrong! Before Qiu Rong and Qiu Shuzhen returned to the General Military Mansion in Dahao, Qiu Hui had already helped Zhu Jushan and Yu Zhongxian refute the rumors... Of course Chen Yonghua believed it, but he still wanted to know more about Zhu Qipao After all, he and Zhu Jushan had a relationship.
After a few polite words with the two juniors, Chen Yonghua directly asked what crazy thing Zhu Qipao said.
"Back to the military advisor," Qiu Rong replied first, "Lieutenant Fengguo said that Emperor Kangxi of the Tatars was mean, ungrateful, hypocritical, arrogant, self-righteous, and disrespectful.
Because he could not allow the veteran and important minister Ao Bai to die well, and he killed him in prison the same year he captured him. Therefore, he will definitely not tolerate the death of Pingxi King Wu Sangui in Yunnan... and will definitely force him to rebel in the next two or three years. Emperor Kangxi regarded the three vassals, river affairs, and water transportation as three major issues, and wrote them together and hung them on the palace pillars. This was ironclad evidence that he was going to force Wu Sangui to rebel! "
The fact that Emperor Kangxi hung the six characters "San Francisco, River Affairs, and Water Transport" on the pillars of the palace was not a secret - Kangxi wanted to let people know that he had regarded "Three Francisco" as a close friend, or even his only enemy. It's a serious problem! Because the Yellow River and water transport cannot be completely controlled, the only thing Kangxi could really control was San Francisco!
If Kangxi wanted to keep the matter of governing San Francisco a secret, then he would not write it out or hang it up.
Now that it's been written down and hung up, there's no need to worry about people knowing about it. Everyone under Kangxi knew it. Chen Yonghua had so many eyes and ears, so of course he also knew it.
"What he said makes sense!" Chen Yonghua twirled his beard, "Why do you say he is talking crazy?"
"Commander Chen, Brother Pao is not crazy!" Qiu Shuzhen on the side quickly helped Zhu Qipao speak.
After Zhu Qipao changed his soul, he forgot about her, and she still helped Zhu Qipao so much. This must be the legendary true love!
Of course Qiu Rong didn't dare to argue with the girl in front of Chen Yonghua, but it made sense for him to say that Zhu Qipao was crazy.
"Military advisor, the reason why the subordinate said Lieutenant Fengguo was crazy is because he felt that the Eight Banners soldiers were not so brave, and the flag soldiers of Shang Fan and Xushun Gongfu in Guangdong were not worth mentioning... so Wu Sangui's The army can definitely defeat the Eight Banners soldiers sent by Emperor Kangxi in Huguang. And our Chao Town (Chaozhou Town in the Ming Dynasty) only needs to seize the time and train thousands of elite soldiers before Wu Sangui is forced to rebel, and then equip them with Western-style muskets and cannons, and then use Western training in musketry and artillery skills. After the chaos in Huguang, we will definitely be able to kill Shangfan and Xushun Gongfu, and seize Guangdong as the foundation to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!"
It seems a little crazy... Chen Yonghua somewhat agrees with Qiu Rong's view!
Thinking of this, Chen Yonghua sighed and thought: "Although the Eight Banners soldiers are far from invincible, they are still quite capable of fighting. At least on land, especially on terrain where cavalry can be used, they are extremely capable! And they are still capable of fighting. The gratifying banner army has been running rampant in Guangdong for so many years and has few opponents, so why is it not worth mentioning? This Zhu Qipao is either really a little crazy, or he is arrogant and ignorant."
"That's true!" Qiu Shuzhen said seriously, "Brother Pao said he has evidence to prove that the Eight Banners soldiers are dead... The day after tomorrow he will bring the evidence to the General Military Mansion to meet his father!
When Abba sees this evidence, he will believe it. When the time comes for everyone to work hard together for a few years, Guangdong will be ours! "
Chen Yonghua frowned and thought: "Whether the Eight Banners soldiers can fight, you have to fight to know. How can there be evidence? It seems that Dao Scarong is right, this Zhu Qipao is really crazy!
I thought there were some people in the Tang Dynasty lineage, but I didn't expect... It seems that the Ming Dynasty has exhausted its power and there is no possibility of restoration! "
"Abba, military advisor," Qiu Shuzhen knew something was wrong when she saw the expressions of Qiu Hui and Chen Yonghua, and hurriedly said to them, "You must give Brother Pao a chance, right? Crazy or not, stupid or not, after you have seen each other, Naturally you will understand.”
At this point, the little beauty's eyes began to sparkle with tears.
"Then... let's meet her!" Qiu Hui felt sorry for his daughter and had no choice but to agree to meet Zhu Qipao.
Chen Yonghua also said: "Let me meet him!"
Of course he means well. He is a learned man who not only understands finance and military affairs, but is also proficient in medical skills... If Zhu Qipao's madness is not serious, he can also prescribe a few patches of medicine to treat it.
