Wuhuashan, Liecuixuan, east wing study room.
The study room where Wu Sangui works daily is now full of people. Wu Yingqi, Wu Shicong, Xia Guoxiang, Hu Guozhu, Guo Zhuangtu, Wu Guogui, Ma Bao, Fang Guangchen and Wang Shirong were all present in Kunming, and of course there was Zu Zeqing and his son Zu Lianggen.
According to legend, Wu Sangui, who was bedridden, was now sitting energetically behind his desk, his face ashen and murderous.
This time Wu Sangui was really angry, angered by these two insidious villains Shang Zhixin and Yang Qilong!
He is really sitting in the mountains now, and the pot comes from the sky!
Who did Wu Sangui provoke whom? Why do these two guys want to hurt him so much? The previous Chongzhen edict was enough of a headache that it even made him pretend to be ill.
Now he actually says that Chongzhen's edict was created by Wu Sangui to frame him... Is there something wrong with him? He framed himself?
Even if Wu Sangui wanted to rebel, he wouldn't do anything like this!
It is best to launch a rebellion suddenly and catch the court by surprise. Only in this way can it be easier to succeed. How can anyone frame themselves with accusations in the first place?
What does this mean now? Even before the rebellion started, the whole world knew that Wu Sangui was going to rebel.
Emperor Kangxi must be guarding Yunnan...perhaps he has sent Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers to Sichuan and Hunan to block roads.
The Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners are blocking the door of our house. How do you think this Yunnan-Guizhou rebellion is going to be created?
If this counterattack fails, Wu Yingxiong and his sons may not survive... What should we do?
Wu Sangui burst into tears when he thought that he was giving away a white-haired person to a black-haired person, and that it would be a big family.
Wu Sangui's confidants all looked sad, not knowing what to say. Even the two counselors Fang Guangchen and Wang Shirong felt that they were at their wits' end.
In the current situation, there is no longer any trust between Wu Sangui's faction and the Qing court.
The best case scenario is that Emperor Kangxi refrains from killing Wu Yingxiong for the time being... just for the time being.
If the Qing court suppressed the third prince Zhu and the third grandson Zhu, Wu Sangui's family would definitely be killed next.
But it seems a bit embarrassing for Wu Sangui to start a rebellion now... Prince Zhu San has already made a big move in Guangdong. Not only did he defeat Shang Ke, he also captured the city of Guangzhou. The combat effectiveness displayed by the troops and horses seems to be no less than that of the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers.
If Wu Sangui joins now, I'm afraid he will really have to "serve the imperial edict and become the Qinwang".
When the time comes, Prince Zhu will be the boss, and Wu Sangui can only be a great follower... not a great follower in name, but actually holding the emperor's hand on the princes, but a real follower!
In the end, this backfired. At most, he would have the benefit of everlasting control of Yunnan and continue to be the king of Pingxi.
So this is counter-intuitive... it’s boring!
But if Emperor Kangxi gets hot-headed and really kills Wu Yingxiong's family, how can he not do it?
If someone bullies you to this extent and still doesn't respond, doesn't that mean you want to be looked down upon? When the people's hearts are gone, how will Yunnan lead the team?
But Wu Yingxiong and his family are all staying in Beijing now, and whether they are killed or not depends on Kangxi’s whim!
When the two counselors were worried, Wu Sangui suddenly spoke, "Liu Junshi's letter said... first take three parts of the world, and then wait and see what happens in the world. What do you think?"
Liu Xuanchu wrote a long letter and asked his ancestors to bring him to Kunming. In his letter, he did not mention how to rescue Wu Yingxiong, but he proposed a roadmap for conquering the world. He suggested that Wu Sangui first take Sichuan from the north and then enter Gansu and Shaanxi. Seize the physical victory in Shaanxi, then gather the warriors from the northwest, and then unite with the Mongolian princes who are dissatisfied with the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to take advantage of the opportunity of the war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties to invade Beijing.
In fact, this plan is not a three-point plan, but Wu Sangui only sees the situation of Sichuan plus Yunnan and Guizhou.
But the fact that he can raise this issue now is already a big step forward, at least it shows that he is planning to rebel!
"My lord," Wang Shirong shook his head and said, "you are already old, and the emperor and grandson Zhu San are only about 20 years old. This quiet observation..."
Fang Guangchen did not directly answer Wu Sangui's question, but gave Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong a meaningful look. The meaning is very clear - are these two guys capable of observing quietly?
"Dad," Wu Yingqi couldn't help but speak because of his impatience, "this three-thirds of the world is not good! In the past, Uncle Liu was able to control three-thirds of the world because Sichuan is a land of abundance, with thousands of miles of fertile fields and millions of registered residents. But now Sichuan's registered Ding There are only more than 10,000 men, and ferocious beasts are rampant in famous cities like Chengdu and Chongqing. It is impossible to take such a territory as the foundation!"
Wu Sangui's adopted son Wu Guogui also said: "Father, my second brother is right! Our population in Yunnan is not large, there are not many people in Guizhou, and Sichuan is like this. Even if there are three provinces, the population is not necessarily the same." It can surpass Guangzhou!"
Wu Sangui just sighed when he heard this. The population of Yunnan and Guizhou is small to begin with, but Sichuan was a land of abundance in the Ming Dynasty... Wu Sangui is not small responsible for why it is like this now!
He had been fighting with the Nanming forces in Sichuan for many years, and he often massacred cities and killed good people. Although the Sichuan people he killed were definitely not as many as the Manchurian Heavenly Soldiers, after so many years of killing, the number of people killed together may still be hundreds of thousands... If these people are still there, Coupled with the increased number of people reproducing and reproducing, how come Sichuan now has a population of one or two million, right?
If he has this number, Wu Sangui is still confident that he can run a small court in Sichuan and Yunnan and Guizhou that can be passed down for decades.
Wu Sangui thought for a moment, then looked up at Wu Guogui and said, "Guogui, you have the most ideas about my family. So tell me, if I really want to rebel, how should I fight?"
This Wu Guogui was not only the most clever of Wu Sangui's biological sons and godsons, but also the most handsome, with straight features, fair face, long beard, and elegant demeanor. After hearing Wu Sangui's question, he immediately twirled his beard and thought for a while: "Father, I think this is just a rebellion. If you do it, you will have the determination to sweep the world. You must not miss Yungui." comfortable.
Therefore, Hai'er proposed to mobilize all the troops in Yunnan, first go east to capture the densely populated areas of Jingchu, and then recruit strong men to march north in large numbers, heading straight to Henan, and dig out the heart of the Central Plains.
At the same time, we can also contact Zhu San of Guangdong and make an agreement to divide the world equally, and then ask him to sail northward by sea, attack the fertile land east of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop, and cut off the Qing court's financial resources. In this way, even if we can't hang out all over the world, we can still hope to separate the north and the south. "
What Wu Guogui is proposing now is roughly the historical march route after Wu Sangui's rebellion.
It was just that when Wu Sangui was fighting on the edge of the Yangtze River, he was discouraged when he heard that the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers had arrived in Jingzhou on the other side. Zheng Jing, who teamed up with Wu Sangui, was also timid. After taking over the four prefectures of Chao, Hui, Zhang and Quan, he dared not take the sea route to the Yangtze River Estuary to gamble. Only Geng Jingzhong foolishly continued to attack Zhejiang, but he was unable to defeat the Qing troops. When he advanced to Wenzhou and Quzhou, he withered.
But this time, King Zhu Tianwang, Zhu and Ye Ye, who were the first to rebel, were not so cowardly. If they were allowed to pacify the entire province of Guangdong, they would definitely move north to the south of the Yangtze River!
Therefore, Wu Sangui's possibility of realizing this "divided world" is not small.
Thinking of this, Wu Sangui nodded and had made up his mind. However, he still did not declare it in front of a group of subordinates. He just sighed and said: "It would be great if Ying Xiong could come back."
As he spoke, he looked at Fang Guangchen and Wang Shirong.
This time it was Wu Sangui's old friend and confidant Fang Guangchen who spoke, "My lord, you have been pretending to be sick for so long, but Kangxi is still unmoved... It seems that we can only go one step further!"
Going one step further? Wu Sangui looked at Fang Guangchen and said, "Tingxian, what do you mean..."
"Play dead!"
"Pretend to be dead?" Wu Sangui frowned, "How to pretend?"
Fang Guangchen said: "You can pretend to be dead and alive at the same time... keep it a secret and not mourn!"
