Guangzhou, Pingnan Palace.
One day in early November, Shang Zhixin, who hurriedly returned to Guangfu from the front line of Mianhu Village in Chaozhou, received the order to "return to Guangzhou immediately" from Shang Kexi. As soon as he walked into the Jiujian Hall of Pingnan Palace, he Being scolded by an unfilial father.
"My father-in-law, look at the trouble you have gotten into. The emperor is now going to send our family to Yunnan. What should we do? Guangdong is such a wonderful place. How can it be compared to that remote place in Yunnan? Our family So many people are going to Yunnan, how will they live?"
Shang Zhixin didn't know about Emperor Kangxi's plan of "two tigers competing for food and driving the tiger to devour the wolf". After being scolded by his unfilial father, he was stunned. He even forgot to reply, but was stunned. , and quickly asked: "Amma, what's going on? Our family is going to Yunnan? What about Wu Sangui's family? Could it be that the emperor cut off the vassalage because of Chongzhen's edict?"
Shang Kexi glared at his son, "What the hell? Do you think the emperor is as stupid as you? The emperor is wise!"
"Didn't you kill Wu Sangui? Then we went to Yunnan, where did Wu Sangui go?"
"He's coming to Guangdong!" Shang Kexi stamped his feet, "He's coming to be the King of Pingnan, and I'm going to be the King of Pingxi... This palace, this Guangzhou city, and the one or two million a year people over there in Xiangshan All the income belongs to Wu Sangui! We are in dire straits now, we have to go to Yunnan to suffer hardships! This is all your fault, all your fault! What kind of bandits are you raising? Are you raising troubles?"
"What?" Shang Zhixin couldn't believe his ears, "The emperor asked Wu Sangui to come to Guangdong? Is he crazy? Isn't he afraid that Wu Sangui will collude with Prince Zhu San to rebel after coming to Guangdong?"
"Rebellion? Rebel!" Shang Ke said with joy and anger, "The Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty are invincible! Wu Sangui dares to rebel?"
But Shang Zhixin shook his head repeatedly, "Why are the heavenly soldiers invincible? If those heavenly soldiers come to Guangdong, they will surely be embarrassed... Amma, has the edict to move the feudal clan come down?"
"Not yet!" Shang Ke said happily, "Fortunately, there are still people in the court who can speak for our family, so the emperor hasn't issued an edict yet... We still have one last chance!"
"No edict?" Shang Zhixin suddenly realized, "Hey, the emperor is playing tricks on us! Amma, don't believe him."
"Don't believe it?" Shang Kexi glared at his son, "What will we do when the emperor's edict to move the vassal state comes down? Can we not go? If Wu Sangui, an old thief, can come to Guangdong to live a good life, will he come? Geng Jingzhong? Will he stand up for us when it comes to moving the vassal state? That couple in Guangxi are the thorns placed by the imperial court between our family and Wu Sangui, so they won't speak for us... Can we not leave then? ?”
"Amma," Shang Zhixin shook his head like a rattle, "The edict to move the feudal vassalage cannot be issued... The emperor's purpose is to force us to send troops to fight against the third prince Zhu!"
"Isn't that a matter within our scope?" Shang Kexi looked extremely sad, "My dear, I think you have been exhausted during this period. It's time to take a rest!"
Shang Zhixin was stunned, looking at his unfilial father, and after a while he said: "Amma, what do you mean?"
"Answer me," Shang Kexi said with a stern face, "I have decided that you will recuperate in Guangzhou Mansion and let your brother Zhixiao go to Mianhu Village to supervise the army!"
"What? You, you..." Shang Zhixin finally understood that he had been deprived of military power by his unfilial father.
"Go back and rest!" Shang Kexi looked at his son coldly, "My Lord, none of our old and new brothers in the vassal intends to follow you to Yunnan to suffer hardships!"
Now Shang Zhixin was finally convinced that his military power had been beaten by Shang Kexi, an unfilial father, and that he had no temper at all.
Because the short-sighted generals under the Pingnan Prince's Palace were now frightened by Emperor Kangxi's "strategy to move the vassal", no one dared to follow Shang Zhixin and continue to implement the strategy of raising the invaders. His identity as my father-in-law is no longer useful.
After understanding this truth, Shang Zhixin stopped talking nonsense to this unfilial father and just snorted: "Amma, don't think that the battle in Jieyang was defeated because I raised the bandits... I did it for us. Pingnan Palace has saved thousands of elites!
If these thousands of people are gone because of the second child, our family will really be ruined! "
After saying these words, Shang Zhixin strode out of Jiujian Palace, then left Prince Pingnan's Mansion without looking back, and returned to his Prince's Mansion.
Shang Zhixin here just stepped forward, while Shang Zhixiao and Jin Guang entered the Jiujian Hall together.
Shang Zhixiao looks very much like Shang Kexi. He is fat and has a face with Chinese characters. He looks majestic. In addition, he has been leading troops in Guangdong with his father these years. His prestige in the army is much higher than that of Anda Gongshang Zhixin... ..However, the Shang Family Army is a slave army. The ability to lead troops in war and the seniority in the army are of little use. The most important thing is that the slaves can be good and can win the favor of the Manchu master!
If the news of "Shang Wu's exchange" had not come from Beijing this time, the generals under the Pingnan Prince's Palace would not have abandoned An Da Gong Shang Zhixin and supported Shang Zhixiao, the second son of Pingnan Prince. Shang Kexi said it was useless to break the sky...the "slave" was there!
Shang Zhixiao, who had just obtained the military power, seemed very excited. After saluting his father, he patted his chest and promised: "Amma, don't worry, there are children to oversee the army, and the two traitors, Prince Zhu San and Grandson Zhu San, must not have escaped!"
Shang Ke gave his son a happy look: "Are you more capable of fighting with soldiers than Liu Jin?"
Shang Zhixiao said confidently: "Amma, I think I am better than Liu Jinzhong."
Shang Kexi looked at his son with squinted eyes, and then uttered two words: "Not enough!"
"What's not enough?" Shang Zhixiao didn't seem to understand.
"Second Young Master," Jin Guang, Shang Kexi's mastermind, took the question and replied, "What the prince means is that it is not enough for you to be stronger than Liu Jinzhong, because Zhu San's grandson is much better at fighting than Liu Jinzhong!
In fact, the prince was right to hold back thousands of people without making any effort. Otherwise, as soon as Liu Jinzhong retreats, our vassal army, together with the green camp soldiers led by Yan Junmen, will be pushed forward by Mi Sihan for a decisive battle. Zhu San Taisun had previously defeated Liu Jinzhong's 4,000 men with 300 men. If all the soldiers sent by Qiu Hui and Zheng Jing were gathered under his command... Mi Sihan would probably be the decisive battle. Can't win! "
"Amma, the battle in Jieyang was just a fluke, right?" Shang Zhixiao still didn't buy it.
"A fluke?" Shang Ke snorted happily, "When will you hit a lucky one and show me one against ten?"
"Then, what should we do?" Shang Zhixiao didn't know what to say.
Shang Kexi looked at his second son, his eyebrows about to meet again.
This son is quite fierce in fighting, but he is brave, foolhardy and too honest. This is far inferior to his elder brother!
Shang Kexi's counselor Jin Guang has always supported Shang Zhixiao. Seeing Shang Kexi's expression, he knew that he could not let the second young master continue to behave. So he quickly came out to offer advice to Shang Zhixiao and said: "Your Majesty, Second Young Master, I am a wise master after all. The so-called changing of feudal lords and moving towns is probably a strategy to stabilize Wu Sangui and prevent him from being forced to rebel.
Of course, they also have the intention of beating our Pingnan Palace...but they will never force us to attack the strong with the weak. Therefore, the prince only needs to control the military power of the prince, and then let the second young master lead the elite soldiers of the palace to serve under Lord Mi. This matter of moving towns and changing feudal vassals should not be advanced further.
As for the annihilation of Prince Zhu San... I think it is best to gather elite soldiers from all walks of life in Guangdong and Fujian, and then work step by step to kill chickens with a bull's knife, in order to be safe! "
