How can Wu Yingxiong withstand being scared now?
He was almost scared to death!
Wu Yingxiong originally thought that the Third Prince Zhu who suddenly appeared in Chaozhou was a Bodhisattva who saved people in need, but he didn't expect that this guy turned out to be a life-seeking Yama... No, it's not the fault of the Third Prince Zhu, it's Monk Yang Qilong's letter. It's the fault of two heartless bastards!
How could he forge a posthumous edict in which Emperor Chongzhen asked his father Wu Sangui to protect Prince Zhu?
This is to force his father Wu Sangui to rebel!
Therefore, as soon as Wu Yingxiong heard about Chongzhen's edict from Shang Zhidian and Geng Xinghe, who were very well-informed, he immediately gave up. The whole person fainted, and finally he was carried back. When he lay in Princess Jianning's fleshy and soft arms, he felt a little safer and regained consciousness. Then he started crying and arranging his own funeral arrangements!
"Coffin, go buy a coffin quickly. I want it made of nanmu. Don't be reluctant to spend the money. The money is of no use anymore."
"One mouthful is not enough, Shilin and Shifan still have to sleep! I have to buy something for them, too, including Nanmu!"
"Gege, our father and son are going to die, what will you do? Wuwu..."
Hearing his words, Princess Jianning, Wu Yingxiong's two sons, and Wu Zhongqi, the housekeeper and servant of the Princess Mansion, didn't know how to comfort the Prince of Pingxi who was lying down to die.
However, these people have one last hope - Wu Yingxiong's master and counselor Zuo Chunqiu Zuo Banxian... Zuo Chunqiu was originally a scholar of the Ming Dynasty and a Tianjin guard. He led Qing troops to Wu Sangui. Come vote when it's closed.
This guy claimed to be good at fortune telling. As soon as he voted for Wu Sangui, he calculated with his fingers that Wu Sangui was destined to be emperor. However, he was almost killed by Wu Sangui, who was determined to vote for Tartar! It was Chen Yuanyuan who felt sorry for him and said something nice, so he spared his life.
However, his habit of revealing secrets has not changed at all. Later, when he became a master with Wu Sangui, he still saw people all day long... He also didn't give fortune tellers to Wu Sangui's people, but only to Manchus and Manchurians. A good slave reads it, and watches it secretly. After reading it, he talks nonsense in private.
There was nothing good to say, either this one had a short life, or the other one did not end well... He cursed Shunzhi, Dorgon, Duduo, Azige, Nikan, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shen Zhixiang and others.
Later, Wu Sangui didn't dare to let him stay in Yunnan... This man was too dangerous! It would be better for him to go to Beijing to deal with those annoying ministers who care about life, such as Obai and Suk Saha.
So Zuo Chunqiu came to Beijing and became Wu Yingxiong's confidant. And this Zuo Banxian was given to Wu Yingxiong... He didn't say when he would die, he just said that he should try his best to escape, even if he had a narrow escape, he would still have to escape from Beijing!
Wu Yingxiong was quite convinced of this result.
But he still can't run away!
With the dragnet covering him, where can he run?
Now that the bad news has come, the Wu family all know that they are doomed, so they can only watch what kind words Zuo Banxian, who is old and as thin as a bamboo pole, can say?
I saw Zuo Banxian counting his fingers attentively. After counting for a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You can't die for the time being!"
I can't die for the time being...it's really inspiring!
After all, in the long run, all mortals are mortal!
"Can you run?" Wu Yingxiong thought of running at this time.
"I can't run away," Zuo Banxian shook his head, "If this thing doesn't happen, the prince can still succeed if he wants to run away... After all, there are so many people in the court collecting money from the prince, so when things come to an end, it will be done. It’s a convenience. But who dares to open this convenience door now?”
"So what if I can't die for the time being?" Wu Yingxiong asked with a trembling voice.
Zuo Chunqiu sighed and said: "The prince has no rebellious intentions, and the prince is also loyal to the court. Everything he did before was all for self-protection. It is not that the emperor does not understand this truth... With the emperor's Wisely, when Prince Zhu San of Chaozhou is getting bigger and bigger, and Zheng Jing, Qiu Hui and others are ready to make a move, he will not kill the crown prince to force him to rebel against the prince.
The real danger is that there is no longer trust between the emperor and the prince. From now on, the monarch and his ministers will only use each other without a trace of kindness and loyalty.
And there is no trace of camaraderie between the prince, the crown prince, and other non-Xixuan ministers, and they cannot even become fair-weather friends. They are already very conscientious in treating me, Prince Pingxi, to handle official business...I am afraid that from now on, no one in the court will dare to speak a word of justice for the prince and the prince. "
The current situation of father and son Wu Sangui and Wu Yingxiong is, in the words of later generations, called "social death"! The old traitor Wu Sangui is better off. After all, he lives in Yunnan, and there is a large group of henchmen and elite soldiers around him, so the "social death" of the old traitor is only half-dead. But Wu Yingxiong was miserable. He was sitting at the edge of Emperor Kangxi's knife in Beijing, ready to kill him at any time! Originally, he had made many rich and powerful friends, who might be able to help him at critical moments.
Now it's fine, the society is dead, and no one can speak for him anymore. If he doesn't step on his feet hard, he can already live up to his conscience.
In this case, any news that is unfavorable to Wu Yingxiong will be amplified! And no one will mention anything that is beneficial to Wu Yingxiong!
If Emperor Kangxi was hot-headed and wanted to kill Wu Yingxiong, I'm afraid no one would come in to stop him...
Just when Wu Yingxiong was heartbroken and burst into tears, one of his soldiers' leader hurried in. After entering, he even forgot to say a thousand gifts. He just said with red eyes: "Master Shizi, Suo'etu" The imperial guards are here to arrest you! Let the brothers protect you and the two young masters and fight them out together!"
Wu Yingxiong cried when he heard this, "Those who can't be killed, Suo'etu has brought soldiers, how many people do we have in our house? Those who can't be beaten..."
The leader of the soldiers patted his chest and said, "Don't be afraid, Your Majesty. That Suo'etu only brought twenty yellow jackets to capture you. There are two hundred warriors in our mansion, and they all followed the prince to kill him from the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood." from!"
"Just twenty yellow jackets?" Wu Yingxiong stopped crying immediately, "Are there any soldiers from the Infantry Yamen or the Third Patrol Battalion?"
"No, there are only twenty yellow jackets in total."
Wu Yingxiong felt a little relieved after hearing this, and sat up with difficulty, "Then you are not here to catch me...Hurry up, open the middle door to welcome guests!"
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Just when Wu Yingxiong opened the middle door to welcome Suo'etu, the meeting in the south study room was still going on. Of course we are not discussing the issue of whether to kill Wu Yingxiong... This issue does not need to be discussed and cannot be discussed. It must be the dictatorship of the Sacred Heart!
Even though Emperor Kangxi is only twenty years old this year, his scheming and city government are incomparable to many wily ministers. Moreover, he was particularly good at discerning people's hearts. He knew that as soon as the "Edict of Chongzhen" came out, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were afraid of avoiding Wu Sangui and his son. Father and son draw clear boundaries.
At this time, discussing Wu Yingxiong's life and death with his ministers and servants is embarrassing his ministers and servants, and also causing trouble for himself - everyone calls for death, what should he, the emperor, do? If he is killed, then Wu Sangui will rebel immediately. Who will fight? If you don't kill, you will appear weak and can be bullied.
So Kangxi simply didn't mention this matter. Whether to kill or not, the Sacred Heart is the dictatorship!
He had also responded to the rumors of "Obai rebellion" in this way before, and he had temporarily resolved two possible crises.
What Kangxi was discussing with his ministers now was whether to send the Eight Banners heavenly troops south to Guangdong.
In fact, before Xiong Tingbi, Xue Zhang, and Deng Zhong traveled back to Beijing day and night, this issue was rushed to Beijing from Liubaili.
However, the Qing court did not make a decision immediately, but temporarily shelved the issue. The reason is of course obvious... The myth of the powerful Eight Banners and invincible heavenly soldiers must not be exposed!
Otherwise, not to mention Wu Sangui's rebellion, even Geng Jingzhong, Shang Zhixin, and even Sun Yanling, who married Kong Sizhen, might raise a rebellion flag and fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, the Qing court has always been very cautious when it comes to sending out "heavenly soldiers".
But now, the situation in Guangdong is very bad, and Mi Sihan, the imperial minister, is also a polished minister. It won't work if it goes on like this!
