Ganzhou Fucheng, Nangan Admiral's Yamen.
In the study of Liu Jinzhong, the admiral of Southern Jiangxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, the atmosphere seemed a bit strange. In the hot weather, the doors and windows were closed, and no one else was allowed to come near. The two grown men, Liu Jinzhong and Sun Yanling, had been staying inside since early this morning. They stayed there for most of the day, and they didn't know what they were doing.
It was quiet inside the house. If anyone could get in through the crack in the door, they would hear Liu Jinzhong sighing inside.
"It's over, it's over, it's over... King Jingnan must be crazy! How could he want to be the emperor if he wasn't crazy? Even if he thinks about it in his heart, he can't really do it! Jingfan is just How many troops and territories does he have? How can he be the emperor? Prince Wu Sangui and Zhu San have not claimed the title of emperor yet, but he actually wants to..."
"... Even if he wants to be emperor, he can just stay behind closed doors in Fuzhou for a few days... In terms of past kindness, I think it's okay to write a pledge of allegiance to coax him. . Anyway, I am originally a second minister. If I serve as a minister to King Jingnan once, I will only be a third minister. In the future, I can vote for Prince Wu Sangui or Zhu San, and then I will only be a fourth minister or a fifth minister. But he asked me to go with him. Attack Hukou secretly, and then go east along the Yangtze River with him to capture Jiangning. I, my good admiral of Southern Jiangxi, will surrender Wu and Zhu at the worst, but I will not lose the title of marquis, so why bother following him?"
"And... By the way, he asked me to kill you and capture Gege alive and send it to him. Tell me, what is this going on? Don't he and Gege have a brother-in-law relationship? Really? Why should I kill your brother-in-law?"
When Sun Yanling heard Liu Jinzhong talking about killing him and arresting Kong Sizhen, Sun Yanling was so angry that she started shaking.
You, Geng Jingzhong, just rebel. Why did you kill me, Sun Yanling? And...you want Liu Jinzhong to capture my wife Kong Sizhen alive and send it to you. What do you mean? What do you want to do?
Liu Jinzhong had already seen Sun Yanling trembling, but he still refused to open any pot. Looking at Sun Yanling, she asked: "By the way, where is Gege? Why haven't I seen her for a long time?"
"you......"
Sun Yanling is so hot!
His wife Kong Sizhen has run away with someone! Moreover, she was ordered to "cheat" and quietly went to Wu Yingxiong's place. According to Dai Liangchen, who was sent back to pick up her son, Kong Sizhen directly moved into the home of "Big Brother Wu" Wu Yingxiong after arriving in Changsha... .Although Dai Liangchen said that Kong Sizhen and Wu Yingxiong were innocent and there was nothing shameful about them.
But if there was nothing shameful about her, why would she, an old lady, go all the way to the house of the "alternate prince" on the enemy's side instead of just staying at home and serving her man?
Can this kind of thing ever see the light of day?
And who doesn’t know that Kong Sizhen, Wu Yingxiong, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong were brothers and sisters!
"What do you want to do?" Sun Yanling looked at Liu Jinzhong fiercely, "Do you want to kill me and then capture Gege and sacrifice it to Geng Jingzhong?"
"Don't, don't, don't, don't get me wrong!" Liu Jinzhong shook his head like a rattle, "How could I do such a thing? Am I such a person? Today, the Northern Qing Dynasty, the Southern Ming Dynasty and the Western Wu Dynasty... ....I, Liu Jinzhong, have thousands of soldiers in my hands, and I have the land of southern Jiangxi. Who can't join in? If you vote for Wu or the Ming, you will have the honor of becoming a prince, why bother to follow Geng Jingzhong and go crazy? What about a sneak attack on Hukou? Going east to Jiangning, if something goes wrong, my life and fortune will be gone! I have to go crazy to do this!"
Sun Yanling finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Liu Jinzhong, what do you mean by calling me over?"
"Nothing," Liu Jinzhong handed Sun Yanling a letter written by Geng Jingzhong, "Look...what should we do?"
Sun Yanling took the letter and looked at it. Sure enough, it was Geng Jingzhong's handwriting!
"Okay, you Geng Jingzhong!" Sun Yanling was so angry that she almost exploded, "How have I offended you? If you want to rebel, just rebel. Why do you want to kill me? You also want to steal my wife... "
"General Dingnan," Liu Jinzhong suddenly interrupted, "The prince did not say that he wanted to rob Gege. He just asked me to capture Gege alive and send it to him. Maybe he just wanted to put Gege to death. Don't get me wrong! "
"What a misunderstanding..." Sun Yanling almost made Liu Jinzhong mad.
However, he really misunderstood Geng Jingzhong. Geng Jingzhong asked Liu Jinzhong to capture Kong Sizhen not because of any personal relationship between the two, but because Liu Jinzhong had been writing to Geng Jingzhong during this period, saying that Sun Yanling and Kong Sizhen were obsessed with each other. He worked as a dog for the Qing Dynasty and placed confidants everywhere in Ganzhou Prefecture. He also frequently wooed military generals and asked them to be loyal to the Dingnan Palace... Moreover, one or two of Liu Jinzhong's confidants actually disappeared, and they were suspected of being wooed or kidnapped by Kong Sizhen!
The conspiracy between Geng and Liu may have been partially leaked!
Geng Jingzhong was very angry after receiving Liu Jinzhong's secret report, and he was worried that his conspiracy would be discovered by Kangxi, so he secretly ordered Liu Jinzhong to immediately arrest Sun Yanling and Kong Sizhen, and then behead Sun Yanling and send Kong Sizhen to the Jingnan Palace in Shaowu. Sun Yanling would personally execute Kong Sizhen. He was tortured and asked how many secrets Kong Sizhen knew.
This letter was now regarded by Liu Jinzhong as "ironclad evidence" of Geng Jingzhong's rebellion and handed over to Sun Yanling.
Sun Yanling read the letter and looked at Liu Jinzhong fiercely: "Liu Junmen, let me ask you, whose loyalty are you now?"
"Of course it is the Qing Dynasty, I am a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty!" Liu Jinzhong said seriously, "Now the soldiers of Prince Wu Sangui and Zhu San have not come, nor have the envoys... I am not loyal to the Qing Dynasty, I still Who can I be loyal to?"
No one would believe Liu Jinzhong if he said that he was loyal to the Qing Dynasty and devoted himself to being a slave. But it makes sense for him to say that he is just a grassroots who will fall over when the wind blows.
"The truth!" Sun Yanling breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "You are telling the truth... These days, if you have soldiers in your hands, don't you have high-ranking officials and generous salaries wherever you go? How is that possible? Hang yourself on a tree? Then I will tell you everything, and I will be with Wu Sangui!"
"What?" Liu Jinzhong was shocked, "Um, you, you have taken refuge with Wu Sangui? What official title did Wu Sangui give you?"
"No!" Sun Yanling lowered her voice, "That's what the Empress Dowager meant..."
"What? The Queen Mother has taken refuge with Wu Sangui?" Liu Jinzhong looked surprised.
"How is that possible?" Sun Yanling said, "Let me tell you...there is no need to talk between the imperial court and Wu Sangui! It's okay for you to be a wallflower now. Guard the territory of Ganzhou Prefecture and control your hands well. There are soldiers here. Wu comes and surrenders to Wu, Zhu comes and surrenders to Zhu, and when the imperial court comes, you can surrender again!"
Liu Jinzhong counted, "That's the five ministers!"
"How can you count as five ministers?" Sun Yanling shook off the letter in his hand, "As long as you give me this letter and take it to the emperor, the emperor will understand your intentions. If the imperial court wins in the future, then you will be lurking in the enemy camp. The hero!"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Liu Jinzhong nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "I am lurking...so if Wu Sangui wins, I will be the founding hero of the country, and if Prince Zhu San wins, I will be the founder of the country." Hero, the Emperor defeated me and I am the lurking hero! Then let’s write a book together to expose Geng Jingzhong now!”
Sun Yanling breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'll write it... Just give it a name!"
"Okay, I don't know much about literacy and can't write. You can just write."
Sun Yanling added: "The emperor has personally led one hundred thousand heavenly troops to pass through Nanyang Fucheng, and is about to reach Xiangyang! How about I help you write a secret document to explain your situation in Ganzhou to the emperor."
"Okay, that's good work." Liu Jinzhong said with a smile, "Actually, my situation here in Ganzhou Prefecture is not bad... Wu Sangui and Prince Zhu San have no intention of sending troops to fight, and the situation can be maintained in the short term. .”
"It will be good if it can be maintained," Sun Yanling said with a smile, "The emperor is a wise master and can understand the difficulties of the army. I can also go to Xiangyang in person to meet with the emperor. Explain the current dangerous situation for the army, Obtain the Emperor’s forgiveness for you.”
Liu Jinzhong stood up quickly and bowed to Sun Yanling, "Then General Lao Sun will be here!"
