Go up the mountain now!
On the morning of November 11th, the 11th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, all the prominent people in Kunming City saw a guard from the Prince of Pingxi's Palace with a solemn look on his face. These guards all carried a handwriting from Wu Yingxiong, the eldest son of Prince Pingxi. The handwriting contained four words in total - Go up the mountain immediately!
Going up the mountain, of course, is Wuhua Mountain. Moreover, the palace guards who carried the handwriting were all "impatient". The handwriting said immediately, so they immediately urged the person who received the handwriting to put down everything they were doing and follow them to Wuhua Mountain immediately. They also said that if they were late, they would go there. That's too late.
Yunnan Governor Zhu Guozhi, Yunnan Inspector Li Xingyuan, Yunnan Magistrate Gao Xianchen, Tongzhi Liu Kun, and Kunming Magistrate Lu Yifeng were all secretly discussing together in the back garden of the Yunnan Magistrate's Yamen when they were found by the guards of the Pingxi Palace!
The five of them were almost stunned by the mystery of Wu Sangui's life and death during this period... This old boy has not seen anyone for more than half a year, and before Wu Yingxiong returned to Yunnan, there was a rumor that "the secret will not be announced" ". Zhu Guozhi and others thought that Wu Sangui was really dead, and even reported the funeral secretly to Emperor Kangxi.
But as soon as Wu Yingxiong returned to Yunnan, he easily took over the power from his brother Wu Yingqi, and then announced to the public that his father Wu Sangui's condition had improved, but he was still bedridden - from being secretly mourning to being bedridden. It's really getting better!
However, the fact that Wu Yingxiong easily took over Yunnan still shows that Wu Sangui is still alive and still maintains considerable control over his subordinates. Otherwise, how could Wu Yingqi hand over power obediently?
However, Wu Sangui never showed up again. Zhu Guozhi and others went to Wuhua Mountain to visit the doctor but could not see Wu Sangui again, which led them to believe that Wu Sangui was really seriously ill and was about to die.
Once Wu Sangui was "so sad", the Qing court would be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, Wu Yingxiong, the eldest son, had stayed in Beijing for the past ten or twenty years and had little contact with Wu Sangui's generals and advisers in Yunnan. His brother Wu Yingqi had been leading troops in Yunnan and mingling with his subordinates.
Therefore, it is not easy for Wu Yingxiong to eliminate the interference of his brothers and successfully take over the power of Prince Pingxi... If Zhu Guozhi and others can still use some tricks to instigate internal fighting between the two brothers, then the Qing court will You don’t have to worry about someone rebelling here in Yunnan!
In order to give the two brothers Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi eye drops as soon as possible, Zhu Guozhi did not pay much attention to official affairs these days. He just stared at Wuhua Mountain all day long. From time to time, he would find a few men who were also loyal to the court to patrol the Yamen. Discuss countermeasures in the back garden.
Today, when everyone was discussing how to provoke Wu Yingqi's fierce general's son Wu Shicong into trouble, the guards from Pingxi Palace came to the door.
After reading Wu Yingxiong's handwriting, Zhu Guozhi, Li Xingyuan, Gao Xianchen, Liu Kun, Lu Yifeng and others all felt a little excited - Wu Yingxiong urgently summoned everyone to go up the mountain. Something big must have happened!
The biggest thing in Yunnan is of course Wu Sangui's life and death!
If Wu Sangui was pregnant... no, recovered from his illness, then he would order everyone to go up the mountain to see him.
Now it is Wu Yingxiong who is issuing the order, so Wu Sangui must be dead!
God bless the Qing Dynasty!
Several people looked at each other, then put on sad expressions together, and followed the guards of Pingxi Palace up to Mount Wuhua. When they arrived at the mountain, a few people discovered that Wu Sangui's banner army commander, deputy commander, counselor, and assistant leader, dozens of people, as well as the generals of the fourth town and the general of the tenth battalion of the Green Battalion, had actually gathered.
Most of these people are stationed in various places in Yunnan, and only a small part of them are in Kunming. Now they are all on Mount Wuhua. What does it mean? It shows that Wu Sangui will definitely die!
Brothers Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi appeared at the Yin'an Hall. Neither of them wore official uniforms. Instead, they wore white gowns and white melon-skin caps on their heads. They looked particularly solemn, as if they were wearing mourning clothes.
The expressions on their faces were also very solemn and solemn, the expressions they should have when their father died.
Zhu Guozhi strode forward, clasped his fists at Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi, and was ready to say a few words of condolences and resignation. But Wu Yingxiong spoke first, "Zhu Futai has arrived. Now you can follow me into Liecuixuan to receive the imperial edict!"
Receive an imperial edict?
Zhu Guozhi was stunned and said to himself: "Your father has just died, and the imperial edict to make you the King of Pingxi has already arrived? Is it possible that this edict was written long ago and asked you to bring it to Yunnan? In addition, why do you need to be included in the imperial edict to receive the edict? Cuixuan? Can't you pick her up at Yin'an Palace?"
Just as he was about to ask Wu Yingxiong, Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi had already taken steps towards the outside of Yin'an Hall. A group of commanders, chief soldiers, staff officers, staff generals and assistant leaders in the main hall also followed immediately.
Zhu Guozhi, Li Xingyuan, Gao Xianchen, Liu Kun, Lu Yifeng and others looked at each other and had no choice but to follow them out of Yin'an Hall.
Lie Cuixuan is not far from Yin'an Palace. It was originally the place where Wu Sangui handled daily official duties, and sometimes met with officials here. Lie Cuixuan also had a wing that was decorated as a bedroom. When King Ping Xi was tired, he could take a nap there.
However, while Wu Sangui was "recuperating", Liecuixuan was not open to the public. Officials sent by the imperial court to Yunnan such as Zhu Guozhi and Li Xingyuan found it difficult to even go up Mount Wuhua, let alone enter Liecuixuan.
When they followed brothers Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi into Lie Cuixuan, they found that the door of the wing that was decorated as a bedroom was open, and there was someone lying on a big bed inside, but they couldn't see their face clearly, and they didn't know who it was? Standing beside the bed was a tall man in a robe. This man had his back to the door. I don't know what he looked like. But it can be seen clearly that there is no braid on the back of his head, and black, short and dense hair has grown on his head.
Is this man a monk?
When Zhu Guozhi and others were wondering, they suddenly heard Wu Sangui's voice: "Are you all here?"
Wu Sangui is not dead?
Zhu Guozhi and others were stunned for a moment.
Then they heard Wu Yingxiong speak again: "Dad, everyone is here."
"Okay, I can take the order...Mr. Banfeng, I have been ill for many days. Although I have improved slightly, I still have difficulty getting out of bed and walking around. I can only lie down and receive the order."
The man whom Wu Sangui called "Mr. Banfeng" replied in Cantonese Mandarin: "The lord's body is related to the rise and fall of the country. It must be taken good care of. If he can recover as soon as possible, it will be a blessing to the country."
Wu Sangui sighed again: "Then I can only ask the prince to take the lead first. When I feel better, I will personally lead the army out of Yunnan and Guizhou."
"Okay, as long as the feudal lord is willing to send troops, it doesn't matter if it's later."
What's the meaning? Why does this sound so scary?
Zhu Guozhi and others had already heard that something was wrong. This "Mr. Banfeng" called Wu Sangui "the feudal lord" instead of "the prince". And Wu Sangui also said that he would "please take the lead first" and that he would "lead the army personally out of Yunnan and Guizhou"... What did he mean?
At this time, Wu Sangui was already doing it on the bed with Chen Yuanyuan's support.
Zhu Guozhi also saw clearly that Wu Sangui's face was not rosy, but it did not look sick at all, and it was not as pale as if he had been in bed for many days. He looked like he often walked outdoors.
This Wu Sangui is not sick at all!
"Everyone kneel down to receive the order!" Wu Sangui ordered calmly.
The people below didn't ask much, including Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi, who knelt down. Even Kunming magistrate Lu Yifeng, who Zhu Guozhi regarded as a confidant, also knelt down.
However, Zhu Guozhi did not kneel down immediately, but asked Wu Sangui: "Your Majesty, what is your purpose for us to go up the mountain to receive it?"
Wu Sangui immediately showed a sad expression, "Of course it is the late emperor's last edict!"
When Zhu Guozhi heard this, his heart skipped a beat!
This late emperor...can't be Lord Shunzhi, right? It can’t be Taizu or Taizong! When Taizu and Taizong died, Wu Sangui had not yet surrendered to the Qing Dynasty!
This late emperor...can only be Chongzhen!
"Which late emperor?" Zhu Guozhi still refused to give up and asked in a trembling voice.
That "Mr. Banfeng" took the question and replied: "Of course it is the late Emperor of Mingwei Temple!"
"What?" Zhu Guozhi became anxious when he heard this. He rushed over to Wu Sangui who was on the hospital bed, but someone grabbed his official robe, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground.
The man fell, but he did not shut his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Wu Sangui, do you want to rebel?"
Wu Sangui laughed loudly: "I, Wu Sangui, assisted His Royal Highness Prince Ding in restoring the Ming Dynasty according to the late emperor's decree. I had no choice but to hide in the Qing camp for more than twenty years. Today I just restored my original identity! Zhu Guozhi, Li Xingyuan, Gao Xianchen, Liu Kun, Lu Yifeng, you guys are following Let me take the order together!"
