The letter Wu Sangui handed to Wu Yingxiong was written by Yang Qilong to Liu Xuanchu. There was still a secret communication channel between the two of them - of course, both Zhu Heji and Wu Sangui knew about this secret channel.
However, Wu Sangui didn't know that Yang Qilong was Yang Xiuqing, and he now had thoughts of recruiting Yang Qilong. After all, he is the number one military advisor in the world certified authoritatively by the Qing Dynasty. His popularity is almost surpassing that of Zhuge Sanhe under Zhu Heji. So much so that there are rumors like this: Qilong and Sanhe, if one of the two can be achieved, the world will be at peace!
Wu Yingxiong took Yang Qilong's letter and looked at it, nodded and said: "Yes, this word belongs to Yang Qilong..." When he said this, he suddenly froze, and then stood up suddenly, "What? He We talked about such a big conspiracy with Geng Jingzhong!"
It turns out that Yang Qilong mentioned the big plan of "Geng Jingzhong pretends to be loyal and becomes a spirit" in his letter!
Wu Sangui laughed, "What a talent! My father just didn't know how to enter Wuchang, and he actually came up with such a strange plan... Not to mention everything will be done, as long as he can succeed 30%, Wuchang will be my father's I have everything in my pocket. With Wuchang as the thoroughfare of nine provinces, my family can gain half of the world if they enter, and one-third of the world if they leave. My son, you are going to be the emperor!"
Historically, Wu Sangui was a bit timid in his rebellion. He was stuck in Hunan by Kangxi and found it difficult to make progress. In fact, to a large extent, he was unable to control the Yangtze River waterway and was not sure of laying down the fortified city of Wuchang.
Without Wuchang, a thoroughfare for nine provinces, there would be little certainty in letting Wu Sangui go directly to Jingzhou to go north to the Central Plains.
And once Wuchang, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, comes into Wu Sangui's hands, the Eight Banners of Jingzhou will not be a problem at all - as long as they can have a capable navy, go all the way north along the Han River, and build forts along the way, they can force the Eight Banners of Jingzhou to Xiangyang. .
In addition, Wuchang occupies the upper reaches of Jiujiang, and the army can attack the mouth of Poyang Lake by water at any time!
Once Hukou is lost, it will be difficult for the Qing army in Jiangxi to communicate with Jiangnan and Jiangbei. It will be a matter of time before Wu Sangui takes over.
Once Jiangxi fell into the hands of Wu Sangui, the Qing Dynasty's stronghold in the south would be left with only Jiangning Mansion!
This Jiangning is a place where Wu Sangui can go all out for aggressiveness, but Kangxi dare not defend with all his strength... If the two sides of Wu and Qing start fighting around Jiangning, the Qing army will definitely lose!
And once Jiang Ning is lost, more than half of the Qing Dynasty's momentum will probably be lost!
Therefore, the real key point of the San Francisco Rebellion in history was Wuchang, and Wu Sangui used Hengyang, Hunan as his stronghold, and what he planned was actually Wuchang City.
It can be said that Wu Sangui's defeat also started from his inability to enter Wuchang.
And now Wu Sangui has only arrived in Hunan for a few days, and a highly reliable plan to attack Wuchang has been placed in front of him. Do you think he can be unhappy?
Of course Wu Yingxiong was happy when he heard that he could become emperor. Everyone wants to be emperor... But Wu Yingxiong was imprisoned in Beijing and could be killed at any time, so he didn't even dare to think about it.
"Father," Wu Yingxiong said to Wu Sangui with a smile, "In this way, Yang Qilong is still a hero of our family. In the future, we must make him a marquis!"
Wu Sangui laughed loudly: "How can a prince be enough? It's more like giving it to a prince."
As he spoke, he said to Liu Xuanchu who was beside him: "Xuanchu, please draft three letters of invitation to Mr. Yang for me, and I will copy them myself and send them out one after another."
"Three letters?" Liu Xuanchu asked with a smile, "Is this the favor of three visits?"
Wu Sangui nodded and said with a smile: "If Mr. Yang is willing to come to Hunan, I will not hesitate to pay him a courtesy visit!"
Liu Xuanchu smiled and said: "With the president's kindness, Yang Qilong will definitely come to seek refuge."
Wu Sangui smiled: "That's natural. He has done two great things for me and his son, how could he not want to repay me? With the contribution he has already made, it is enough for me to live here and eat for a lifetime."
The two major things he mentioned were that the first was to trick people into rescuing them, and trick Wu Yingxiong back to Yunnan; the second was to join forces with Geng to capture Wuchang... He could indeed lie down and eat for the rest of his life!
"Father," Wu Yingxiong reminded Wu Sangui at this time, "the matter with Geng Jingzhong is only half done. This Geng Jingzhong is a bit stupid, and he has a high self-esteem. He also wants to be the emperor. Most likely he will not follow Yang's example. Follow the path given to him by Sir."
After all, they were sworn brothers in Pingguoyuan, and Wu Yingxiong knew Geng Jingzhong's character very well.
"Young Marshal," Liu Xuanchu answered Wu Yingxiong's question, "As long as Geng Jingzhong pretends to be loyal for a few more months, no matter whether he sends troops to capture Jiangning or attack Jiujiang, we can successfully take down Wuchang Mansion."
"That's right..." Wu Yingxiong nodded, "I think we can also use this strategy of pretending to be loyal first and then jumping back at the critical moment."
Wu Sangui looked at his son after hearing this, "Ying Xiong, who do you want to use this trick on?"
"Ma Yaozi Wang Fuchen," Wu Yingxiong said, "We didn't have a clever plan to take Wuchang before, so we thought of letting him cause trouble in Shaanxi and Gansu to disrupt Xuan Ye's position... Now we have a way to take Wuchang. With the plan, and the special thunder medicine to restrain the Eight Banners soldiers, Xuan Ye is not afraid of transferring all the Eight Banners soldiers to the south.
In this case, Wang Fuchen should put this secret to good use! "
Wu Sangui nodded and asked, "Ying Xiong, please tell me, how should Wang Fuchen use this chess piece?"
Wu Yingxiong said: "Although Wang Fuchen is his father's old subordinate, he is not from Guan Ning, but from Datong. The reason why he became a general is because he has a reputation for bravery. Later, he was promoted by Fulin and Hong Chengchou. Became the commander-in-chief. When he was serving as the commander-in-chief under his father, he once had a grudge with his second brother, so he took a different route and was transferred to the northwest.
Moreover, when Wang Fuchen came to the capital to meet His Majesty last year, Xuan Ye treated him with great ceremony. He also celebrated the Lantern Festival with him and gave him a leopard tail gun used by the late emperor. At that time, Wang Fuchen was so moved that he cried and worshiped. It can be seen that Xuan Ye still attaches great importance to Wang Fuchen... If Wang Fuchen is willing to give up the military power in Pingliang and invite himself to the capital, he will definitely gain Xuan Ye's trust. They may stay with you to serve as military advisers, or they may be sent to Jingzhou, Wuchang, or Jiangning for great use in front of the army. No matter how Xuan Ye uses him, it is better than letting him raise troops in Pingliang! "
Wang Fuchen was also a servant with a very low generation. He was originally the adopted son of a general named Wang Jinchao from Datong Town in the Ming Dynasty...that is, a senior servant. When Jiang Quan, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, he also followed him. Because of his extraordinary bravery on the battlefield, he attracted the idea of the Manchu master. After Jiang Quan's defeat, he was spared the massacre and became a slave in Xin Zhe's treasury. But because of his great reputation, he was reused by Shunzhi after Dorgon's death and became the first-class imperial guard. Later, he was put to great use under Hong Chengchou, and was promoted all the way to the rank of commander-in-chief.
Later, Wu Sangui took a fancy to Wang Fuchen's bravery, and after consulting Emperor Shunzhi, he made Wang Fuchen his subordinate. Later, Wang Fuchen followed Wu Sangui into Myanmar and captured Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty together.
Later, Wang Fuchen offended Wu Sangui for joking with Wu Yingqi. Wu Sangui said something unpleasant, so he was transferred away.
Therefore, if you say that Wang Fuchen is from Wu Sangui, it seems that he is not good enough. It seems more accurate to say that he is Fulin's confidant.
If this Wang Fuchen can enter the court and pretend to be a loyal minister, he is very likely to be used by Kangxi...
After hearing his son's words, Wu Sangui nodded with a smile and said: "Okay! My son is indeed resourceful. If Wang Fuchen raises troops in Pingliang, it really doesn't make much sense. The Qing court has stationed heavy troops in Shaanxi, and there is also a Gansu Admiral Zhang Yong. This person's reputation in the Shaanxi-Gansu army is much higher than that of Wang Fuchen. If he is unwilling to raise an army, Wang Fuchen will be unable to do anything alone. If he is willing to follow me, then Shaanxi and Gansu will fall into my hands without Wang Fuchen. By the way, Where is Wang Shirong now?"
Wang Shirong and Wang Fuchen had an old relationship, so he followed Wu Sangui's order and went to Pingliang to win over Wang Fuchen with Wu Sangui's autographed letter.
"We just arrived in Chengdu." Wu Yingxiong replied, "The situation in Sichuan has not stabilized yet, and the road from Chengdu to Hanzhong has not been restored. It will probably take some time before we can go to Shaanxi."
"Okay," Wu Sangui said, "I will write a letter to Wang Fuchen immediately, asking him to pretend to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, and then have someone send it to Wang Shirong."
