Guangzhou, Pingnan Palace, Jiujian Palace, a dead silence!
Shang Zhixin has already finished reciting aloud the imperial edict sent by Emperor Chongzhen to Wu Sangui!
Everyone in the huge nine-room palace listened to it word for word, and they all knew that Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi who had long been jealous of Kangxi's young master and was almost unable to survive on Wuhua Mountain in Kunming, Yunnan, had now raised an army. The righteous cause of opposing the Qing Dynasty!
Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edict stated that he should assist Zhu Cijiong, the third prince of Zhu, to become emperor to revive the Ming Dynasty. Then as long as he did as he was told, his previous sins of seeking refuge with the Qing Dynasty, bringing troops into the Pass, and even annihilating Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty would be washed away.
The reason for joining the Qing Dynasty and introducing troops into the Pass was to destroy Li Chuang.
The reason why Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty was annihilated was because Emperor Yongli was not Zhu Cijiong! Chongzhen said that he would assist Zhu Cijiong, but if Emperor Yongli proclaimed himself emperor while Zhu Cijiong was still alive, he would be a rebellious minister and a traitor, so he should be destroyed... As long as Wu Sangui can support Zhu San, Prince Zhu Cijiong, during his lifetime. If he gets up, then he will be a perfect man who will go down in history.
If Wu Sangui is not willing to be a perfect man in name only, he can also try to follow the route of Cao Mengde and Sima Zhongda. The specific how to do it has been written in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so just copy it.
In short, after everyone listened to the "Edict of Chongzhen" recited by Shang Zhixin, they all had the idea of bringing this father-in-law over and giving him a beating.
This guy is nothing!
You can send a secret emissary to Beijing to deliver this kind of troublesome edict quietly and it will be over. Now you are reciting it like this, and you are reciting it in front of so many people. What do you want everyone to do? What do you want Wu Sangui to do?
So many people have heard it, and it is impossible to silence them. Almost all the leaders of the military and political circles in Guangdong Province gathered together, except for Deng Guangming and Liu Jinzhong, who were unable to come because of the encirclement and suppression of the Third Prince Zhu.
If all of this was silenced, wouldn't Prince Zhu be able to break into Guangzhou directly?
And even if Prince Zhu doesn’t fight, he can’t agree to be silenced!
Since the news cannot be silenced, there is no need to think about keeping it secret. Everyone gathered in the main hall today is talking fast, and it won't be long before the whole world knows about it.
At that time, Wu Sangui would no longer be able to persist until death. He had already been justified in rebelling, so why would he persist? That petty and benevolent Emperor Kangxi could not possibly allow Wu Sangui to die a good death!
So everyone in the Jiujian Palace was so shocked that they were speechless, except Shang Zhixin.
Shang Zhixin suddenly pointed at a tall and burly man in his late thirties, wearing the uniform of a second-grade general soldier, and asked: "General Zu, your family is guarding Liaodong. Your father is deeply trusted by Emperor Chongzhen. You must have met many Chongzhen emperors." Yubi. Come and see if this edict is true or false?"
This guy is the commander-in-chief of Gaolei in Guangdong, and his name is Zu Zeqing. He is the son of Zu Dashou and the cousin of Wu Sangui. At this moment, he was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. Unexpectedly, Shang Zhixin refused to let him go and asked him to see Emperor Chongzhen's imperial pen.
What a fool. He is only thirty-nine years old this year. He was only eleven years old when he officially surrendered to the Qing Dynasty with his father and grandfather. Where have you seen Chongzhen's imperial pen?
But Zu Zeqing doesn't dare to trust the monk now... He is in Guangzhou now, not in the general military office in Gaozhou. Looking at today's situation, I haven't decided whether to go back in a sedan or in a coffin!
So he gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and went up to the "Palm Eye".
"Yes! This is Chongzhen's imperial edict!" Zu Zeqing pretended to pick up the so-called Chongzhen imperial edict and read it once, and then asked with a cold face, "My father-in-law, what do you think about this matter? Should we jointly sign it? A copy of Ping Xiwang?"
Shang Zhixin also pretended to think for a while, and then said thoughtfully: "There is no need to take part in it... Obviously, Emperor Chongzhen's edict was not sent to King Pingxi, and King Pingxi didn't know about it at all! What can we do with him?"
After saying that, he glanced at the two imperial envoys again and said with a smile: "What do you two think? Are we going to ping the King of the West?"
The two imperial envoys also had different expressions. Mi Sihan, who advocated reducing the vassal state, had a sneer on his lips - Wu Sangui couldn't clean himself up even if he jumped into the Yellow River this time!
Xiong Cilu, who had not publicly expressed his support or opposition to the reduction of vassalage, frowned - Wu Sangui really couldn't resist this time! Even if you don't rebel for the time being, sooner or later you will be forced to do so by the emperor and the ministers in the court who advocate the reduction of the vassal state.
Moreover, with this "Chongzhen Legacy Edict", ministers in the court who opposed the reduction of vassal states would probably not dare to speak for Wu Sangui in the future.
Without these people to take over, the conflict between the emperor and Wu Sangui will surely intensify soon.
In this case, it became very important to win over Shang and Geng Fan and isolate Wu Sangui.
Finally, since Shang Zhixin can search for ironclad evidence such as the "Chongzhen Edict" and the Dingwang Jade Certificate from the rebel den in Danan Mountain, it means that Prince Zhu San of Chaozhou is genuine!
Since he is real...
Xiong Cilu suddenly stood up from his chair, then carefully took out a long bag made of bright yellow satin from his arms, and then took out a roll of imperial edict from the bag.
Then he saw Xiong Cilu holding up the imperial edict with both hands and shouting loudly: "The Imperial Envoy Mi Sihan accepts the edict!"
Mi Sihan seemed to have been prepared. When Xiong Cilu reached out to touch the imperial edict, he had already stood up from his seat and stood at the bottom. After Xiong Cilu loudly asked him to accept the edict, he threw up his sleeves, lifted his robe, and knelt on the ground. He said: "Slave Mi Sihan respectfully accepts the imperial edict. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"
Then, he knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, took the imperial edict, opened it, and pretended to read it.
In fact, he already knew the content of this imperial edict, because Emperor Kangxi had already shown him the imperial edict when he resigned and went south. The above content is to order him to serve as the imperial envoy to supervise the military affairs minister of Guangdong and Fujian, specifically to suppress the third prince Zhu!
At that time, Emperor Kangxi handed over this imperial edict to Xiong Cilu and issued an oral edict. Once it was determined that Prince Zhu San of Chaozhou was real, or he was convinced that the third prince Zhu was extremely harmful, Xiong Cilu would be responsible for collecting personal and material evidence. He was brought back to Beijing, while Mi Sihan was kept in Guangdong to supervise the army's suppression as an imperial envoy.
If it weren't for Yang Qilong's secret plan and the fatal "Chongzhen Edict". If it weren't for the "Uncle Shang" who watched Kangxi grow up, things would get bigger and bigger. Kangxi took advantage of the trouble in Chaozhou with the Third Prince Zhu to move Mi Sihan to Chaozhou. This move can definitely be regarded as a magical move!
Not only can they hold down Prince Zhu San of Dananshan and Qiu Hui of Dahao, but they can also take advantage of the opportunity to control the banner army of Xushun Gongfu. They can also mobilize thousands of green battalion soldiers loyal to the Qing Dynasty from other provinces and hundreds of banner soldiers. .
In this way, the Qing court could firmly hold Chaozhou Prefecture, which was located between the two vassals of Fujian and Guangdong, in its hands!
But the problem is...a "Chongzhen Posthumous Edict" implicated Prince Zhu San and Wu Sangui.
This is going to be a big deal!
No, we must destroy Prince Zhu San in Danan Mountain as soon as possible!
Thinking of this, Mi Sihan put away the imperial edict, first clasped his fists, saluted into the void, and then smiled and said to the people in the Nine Halls: "With the emperor's trust, I have been appointed as the imperial envoy to supervise the Minister of Military Affairs of Guangdong and Fujian." ... was ordered to specifically suppress the third pseudo-Prince Zhu of Chaozhou!
I'm new here and I'm not familiar with the situation in Guangdong, so I have to rely on you all! "
As he said this, he bowed his hand to Shang Kexi again, "My lord, you are the pinnacle of our Qing Dynasty in Guangdong. The imperial envoy to suppress thieves, Xiaguan, must rely on your old elite soldiers and strong generals to kill Prince Zhu San as soon as possible." , so that Long Live Lord can feel at ease as soon as possible!"
Shang Ke said with a smile: "Where did you come from? You are an imperial envoy who came to Guangdong to suppress thieves on behalf of the emperor. Although I am the vassal king, I still have to listen to your orders... Even if you want to be old It is my duty to lead the troops to charge into battle myself!"
Mishan cupped his hands to Shang Kexi and said with a smile: "With your words, I can rest assured! Now that the military situation is urgent, I will not delay in Guangzhou anymore. I will leave for Chaozhou tomorrow to take up my post. I will try to get that officer as soon as possible." If the third prince Zhu is eliminated, the emperor can feel at ease as soon as possible!"
Shang Ke nodded happily, "Yes, yes, we must destroy the Third Prince Zhu and the Third Grandson Zhu as soon as possible, so that we all can have a peaceful life!"
He said these words, but his heart was extremely heavy, because he knew that the Third Prince Zhu and the Third Grandson Zhu were not so easy to destroy!
As soon as they come, they are quite capable of fighting! Otherwise, Deng Guangming and Liu Jinzhong would have destroyed the capital of Guiyu.
Secondly, among the two provinces of Guangdong and Fujian, apart from Shang Kexi and Deng Guangming, who had stirred up a hornet's nest, who didn't have the intention of raising bandits?
If Mi Sihan wants to succeed in Chaozhou, he must bring in some reliable heavenly soldiers from the north!
Thinking of this, Shang Kexi hurriedly handed Mi Sihan a step. He saw the old guy with a mournful face and said to Mi Sihan: "Imperial Envoy, to be honest, these remnants of the residual Ming Dynasty in Guangdong are extremely ferocious. They also colluded with the pirates. But the big bandit Qiu Hui, who was entrenched in Chenghai and Chaoyang counties, had tens of thousands of people. Under the command of Prince Zhu San, who had been entrenched in Danan Mountain for many years, there were also two or three thousand people who fled... If the imperial envoy If you want a quick victory, you'd better ask the emperor for some Northern troops who can fight. If the imperial envoy feels it's inconvenient to speak, I can lead the fight."
Mi Sihan had already planned this. After hearing this, he smiled and said: "That's very good. With the prince leading the report, the emperor may be able to send some Eight Banners soldiers to Guangdong. Not too many... can there be Two to three hundred people are enough to wipe out the bandits in Danan Mountain and capture Prince Zhu alive!"
