The two groups of guests Wu Yingqi wanted to pick up didn't come together...otherwise they wouldn't have been picked up.
Although these two groups of people entered Kaifeng Mansion almost at the same time, their distances from Fengfu City were still different.
The envoys Sang'e and Alani sent by Emperor Kangxi arrived at Kaifeng City first, while Zuo Chunqiu, Zu Zepu, and Zu Yonglie arrived one day later.
Therefore, Wu Yingqi can only accept one group of customers a day. It's a group, not just one! Sang'e and Alani are just the chief and deputy envoys, and there is a team following them!
A large group of people came to Kaifeng all the way, carrying Emperor Kangxi's imperial edict and several large carts of gifts.
Of course, Kaifeng Mansion is not their nominal destination. Nominally, they were going to Jiangling Mansion to express condolences to Wu Sangui, and they were just passing through Feng Mansion. But in fact, everyone knows in his heart what the intention is.
Although Wu Yingqi was a little confused, he was not that stupid yet, so he didn't criticize Sang'e and Alani when they saw the cat crying like a mouse, and politely invited them to pay homage to Wu Sangui's memorial tablet in his funeral hall.
After paying homage, Assistant Master Alani also received a large bundle of quilts from his attendants and handed them to Wu Yingqi with a solemn expression.
Wu Yingqi was a little confused when he saw the quilt. What did this mean? Why do you want to be in bed? Cover for whom?
Kangxi's first-class bodyguard Alani was a master who was very talkative. Seeing Wu Yingqi's confusion, he explained with a sad face: "General, this quilt is called a Dura Sutra quilt. It is made of yellow satin woven with gold and five colors. Sanskrit characters, and also ask the great lama to recite sutras and recite mantras... cover the body and bury it, so that it can be transported to the Western Paradise and obtain the fruit of Bodhi.
This was only used when the Qing emperor and empress dowager were buried. When the fifth great lama came to Beijing, Lord Shunzhi asked him to chant sutras and recite mantras for three beds of Dharma. One bed was for Lord Shunzhi's own use, and the other bed was for the Empress Dowager to use in the future. This bed was originally reserved for today. Holy. However, the current emperor felt that he was still young and could not use it for the time being. He also heard that his father was poisoned to death by Zhu Heji, so he gave this bed to the president. "
Wu Yingqi frowned and asked: "Such a good quilt was given to my late father. When Kangxi passed away, what kind of quilt should I use to bury him?"
This is such an unpleasant question to ask!
Just as Sang's forehead turned blue, Alani remained calm and continued to fool him: "The emperor doesn't need this, because he has already become a disciple of the Great Lama of Xueyu, and is now a lay disciple of the Great Lama. ..... We are brothers with Taiji and Choros Galdan of Junggar tribe in the Western Regions."
In fact, Suo'etu, the envoy sent by Kangxi to the snow-covered plateau, is still halfway there... It is hard to say whether the fifth great lama will accept him as his disciple, but this does not affect Alani's nonsense.
Wu Yingqi also knew something about the Great Lama of Snowland. When his family was in Yunnan, they were "neighbors" to the Great Lama. Both Wu Sangui and the Grand Lama "love to make friends", so they often have contact with each other.
Wu Yingqi also heard that the fifth great lama had a very powerful disciple named Galdan. As a lama, he came down from the mountain to become a layman and became the Taiji of the Junggar tribe in the Western Regions. He also married his own sister-in-law... This Wu Yingqi envied his younger brother's role.
Thinking of this, Wu Yingqi sighed and said, "My late father's coffin is not in Kaifeng Mansion... You have come to the wrong place."
Alani glanced at Sang'e and saw Sang'e nodded slightly, so he continued to lie: "General, don't you plan to go to Jiangling?"
"What do you mean?" Wu Yingqi frowned and looked at Alani with burning eyes.
Alani tentatively asked: "If the general doesn't plan to go south...should he consider inheriting the title of King Pingxi?"
"What did you say?" Wu Sangui looked at the "yellow mantle" who was not yet thirty years old and said word by word, "You want me to surrender to the Qing captives?"
Alani shook his head: "The general has misunderstood... The Qing emperor is willing to maintain the status quo in Henan. The general is still the lord of Henan, and can still be an official of the Zhou Dynasty or even the Ming Dynasty. You rule The common people below do not have to shave their heads and change clothes, and no official from the Qing Dynasty will come to serve as an official in your territory."
Wu Yingqi understood that Kangxi wanted him to be a buffer between the Northern Qing Dynasty and the Southern Zhou Dynasty.
This is not impossible to consider. After all, his foundation in the three prefectures and states of Henan is also very shallow. It is impossible to start a war with Wu Yingxiong and the Qing Dynasty at the same time... and even the conditions for a war with one of them are not mature.
Thinking of this, he didn't agree immediately. He just told Alani and Sang'e that he would have a few days to think about it and asked them to go back to the hotel and wait.
While Sang'e and Alani were waiting for the news, Zuo Chunqiu, Zu Zepu, Zu Yonglie and others arrived at Kaifeng Mansion covered in dust.
These three people and Wu Shiqi are not outsiders. Zu Zepu is his uncle, Zu Yonglie is his cousin, and Zuo Chunqiu once worked in the Pingxi Prince's Mansion in Yunnan... He always likes to look good to others. face, and it is not quite accurate to say that it is good, but it is quite accurate to say that it is bad.
Because the Qing Dynasty's envoy had already arrived at Kaifeng Prefecture, and there was Hong Shiming in Kaifeng Prefecture, Wu Yingqi did not let them enter the city, but asked them to wait in Zhuxian Town, forty miles south of the city.
After dealing with Sang'e and Alani, Wu Yingqi took military advisor Liu Xuanchu with him to Zhuxian Town, which had regained some of its popularity.
...
"Zuo Chunqiu, two brothers from the ancestral family, if you want to help Zhu and get me to fight that unfilial son Wu Yingxiong, then forget it... The Wu family will handle the affairs of our Wu family by themselves!"
The two groups met in a large house that had been tidied up in Zhuxian Town. After the guests and hosts took their seats, they exchanged a few words and Wu Yingqi made his position clear.
Zuo Chunqiu smiled and said: "Second Young Master, please don't talk about this for now... The current supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, King Ming, is the most down-to-earth."
With that said, he took out a scroll and handed it to Wu Yingqi with both hands.
Wu Yingqi took the scroll and unfolded it. There were a lot of good things on it! What silks and satins, guns and gunpowder, rice flour, and even military white sugar that cannot be bought with money!
"Mr. Zuo, what do you mean?" Wu Yingqi's attitude has indeed softened a lot... It is not impossible for him to kill Wu Yingxiong. Although Wu Yingxiong is his brother, as long as the price is right, Brothers can also be betrayed.
Zuo Chunqiu stretched out his finger and said, "The quota of one million silver yuan... As long as the items above are within the quota of one million, you can choose whatever you want. After you finish your selection, I will return to Nanjing and report to His Highness Prince Ming." In two months at most, the items will be delivered to Zhuxian Town!"
"What are the conditions?" Wu Yingqi looked confused, as if he was unwilling to betray his brother, but he had to...
"Invasion into Shaanxi!" Zuo Chunqiu said with a smile, "His Royal Highness the Ming Dynasty knows that you can't bear to fight with the Wu Yingxiong brothers, so he pointed out a bright way for you. Now Qing Yao is busy fighting the Mongols, and he has to guard against our Ming Dynasty. , we are temporarily unable to stop you from sending your troops into Shaanxi. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Wu Yingqi turned around and looked at each other at Liu Xuanchu. Liu Xuanchu asked: "After the Second Young Master leads the army into Shaanxi, will His Highness Prince Ming start the westward expedition to Huguang?"
"No," Zu Zepu accepted the question and said, "His Royal Highness King Ming has officially issued an edict in the name of a Confucian saint, declaring no war for three years and peace for five years!"
He paused and then said: "After I return to Jiangling this time, I will explain the matter to the president in person... The Confucian saints' edicts and the edicts of the Grand Scholars Conference are not allowed in the Ming Dynasty. It's a bit of a joke. Since His Highness has said that he will not take the initiative to provoke a war with the Zhou Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty within three years, so the second young master cannot stay in Henan, otherwise he will wait until Kangxi finishes cleaning up Burni. I’m going south to deal with you!”
Zu Zepu used the expression "return to Jiangling" because he was not a minister of Zhu Ming, but a minister of Zhou Dynasty. After he was captured in Zijin Mountain that day, he insisted that he had rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and surrendered to Zhou Dynasty. . So Zhu Heji didn't kill him... but held him hostage as a bargaining chip. This time, he was sent back to Wu Yingxiong so that he could serve as a mouthpiece and inform Wu Yingxiong of Zhu Heji's stance of "no war for three years."
