Wu Guogui was shocked by Wu Yingxiong's suggestion!
Can you not be afraid? Where is this? Hongmen!
The Hongmen Banquet was just waiting to begin, but Wu Yingxiong said that he would give up the throne to Wu Guogui. Wu Guogui had no brains and did not dare to take the job! So he immediately became "Kneeling to Wu Guo" and knelt down to Wu Yingxiong with a plop.
"Brother, you are the eldest son of the late emperor. Only you can be the emperor! The noble of the country is just a fake son of the late emperor. Only with the kindness, education and promotion of the late emperor can you become rich and noble today! How dare the noble of the country be disloyal at all? Heart? If the emperor still doesn’t believe in the nobility of the country, the nobility of the country will kill himself in front of the late emperor’s spirit..."
As he spoke, he pretended to pull out his sword. When he looked down, he realized that there was no sword. The sword was left outside and was not brought in. Moreover, there is no spiritual tablet of the late emperor here...so it does not meet the conditions for committing suicide!
How about not killing yourself this time?
Wu Yingxiong saw Wu Guogui's respectful attitude, so he didn't let anyone come in with a sword... Instead, he helped his good brother up with tears in his eyes, took his hand with two big hairy hands, and said sincerely: " Third brother, Brother Yu actually just wants to be a rich man and has no intention of imperial power. He is just a man in the world and can’t help himself!"
He actually meant what he said. Not only did he not want to be emperor, but his father Wu Sangui didn't have such ambitions either. These are two rich men! On the contrary, Wu Guogui, Ma Bao, and Liu Xuanchu were very energetic.
In the original history, Wu Sangui fought well at the beginning, and then began to want to cross the river to rule. However, until Wu Sangui died of illness, Wu Guogui was still clamoring to cross the river and go north, seeking victory in danger.
Wu Yingxiong could see very clearly what his adopted brother was thinking!
In today's Wu Zhou camp, if there is anyone who can help him have a good fight with Zhu Heji, it is probably Wu Guogui!
Because none of the other generals of Wu and Zhou participated in the strangulation of Emperor Yongli and his son, there was no deep enmity with the Ming Dynasty, and there was no need to risk their lives.
And Wu Guogui has no way out... His daughter Wu Tu is known as the "Eight-faced Guanyin". She is an incomparably beautiful creature. After being sent to Zhu Heji, she has not even been selected as an attendant. nothing!
One can imagine Zhu Heji's attitude towards Wu Guogui!
Therefore, everyone in Wu and Zhou Dynasties can surrender to the Ming Dynasty, but Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui cannot surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
By the way, there are also two living treasures, Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong, who cannot be revealed! The hatred between Shang Zhixin and Zhu Heji was so deep that his father, Shang Kexi, had his head blown off by Zhu Heji!
And Geng Jingzhong was so tricked by Zhu Heji that he almost went crazy!
That's why Wu Yingxiong invited Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong to his big tent to have the Hongmen Banquet together.
Wu Yingxiong looked at Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong again, sighed and said: "Back then, we were the heirs of the San Francisco dynasty, and we were born with endless wealth. How happy we were in Beijing... I didn't want to be so close to being killed today. That grandson Zhu San is cornered!"
"What is the third grandson of Zhu?" Shang Zhixin gritted his teeth and said, "He is just a remnant of the Tang Dynasty. His name is Zhu Qipao. He is not the third grandson of Zhu at all!"
"What?"
"How can it be?"
"Isn't there an imperial edict from Chongzhen?"
Wu Yingxiong, Wu Guogui, and Geng Jingzhong exclaimed together.
Shang Zhixin looked at Wu Yingxiong: "Brother Wu, the edict and the jade ultimatum were sent to me by Yang Qilong in your house, and he said it was your wish..."
"Yang Qilong in my house?" Wu Yingxiong was stunned, "That's not right...that Yang Qilong is not mine, he is a rebel leader who used the name of Prince Zhu San in the Zhili area to defraud and abduct ! The reason why I got close to him was because during the Qing Dynasty, Huo Huo wanted to attack my family. I thought that if there was any emergency, I could use his power to escape, but I didn't expect that he would take advantage of me!
And I was almost killed by that Chongzhen edict. If I really had that thing, I would have burned it! "
"Wait a minute," Wu Guogui heard this for the first time and asked in surprise, "Isn't Zhu Heji the real third prince Zhu? Isn't that King Zhu Tian the real grandson of Zhu third?"
Shang Zhixin shook his head: "They are all from the Tang Palace. The older one is named Zhu Jushan, the younger one is named Zhu Qipao... Both of them held the official position of Fengguo Lieutenant when Luocao was in Dananshan."
After hearing this, Wu Yingxiong sighed again: "Then their secret identity should be true. Even if they regain their true colors, they will still be the emperor."
It is indeed too late to know the truth now. Even if it is thrown out, it will not be able to do anything to Zhu Heji.
Shang Zhixin could only sigh: "And we don't have any evidence to expose him!"
It’s useless to have evidence, let alone no evidence!
Wu Yingxiong thought about it and said: "You can still make a small article... It would also be good to disgust Zhu Heji..."
Hearing that Wu Yingxiong and Monk Zhixin seemed to want to make a fuss about Zhu Heji's true identity, Wu Guogui became a little disapproving and opened his mouth and said: "Brother, the emperor is only for those who have strong soldiers and horses... Now The only way to bring Zhu Heji down is through beating!"
This was what Wu Yingxiong was waiting for. He immediately took Wu Guogui's hand and said, "Third brother, you are right! How about Brother Yu making you the president's general and handing over all the elite soldiers in the country to you?"
Wu Guogui was stunned when he heard this.
No matter how he said it, he was all on Wu Yingqi's side! Although he brought more than 30,000 people to seek refuge with him, he came from a poor position. How could he become the "president" in one fell swoop?
"Brother, I, I..."
Wu Guogui was still looking for words to explain the appointment. Hong Shiming suddenly opened the curtain and came in. He was holding a box wrapped in yellow paper and said, "Your Majesty, the Sanchi Lama is back again. He said he was half gone. Dao then received Kangxi’s edict..."
"Quick, bring it to me!" Wu Yingxiong took the box and murmured as he opened it, "If Kangxi wanted to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight, then I wouldn't fight, I would just escape back to Kunming and live one day at a time. .....Ha ha!"
Wu Yingxiong suddenly laughed.
Wu Guogui asked hurriedly: "Did Kangxi send troops?"
Wu Yingxiong nodded: "Third brother, Kangxi wants to help us when the emperor wants to personally conquer him! Now you can safely take over as the president's general?"
Wu Guogui saw that Wu Yingxiong was determined to take over, so he had no choice but to kneel down and say: "Brother, I would like to be the president and general!"
Wu Yingxiong nodded heavily and said: "Okay, I want to follow Sun Quan's example, you are my Zhou Yu... I will be in charge of Jiangling in this battle. I have the final say in the west of Jiangling City, and everything east of Jiangling City listens to you!"
He was talking about the east and west of Jiangling, not the inside and outside of Jiangling...
...
Hubei, Wuchang, the first day of June in the AD year.
In the Guards song of "You will win only if you love to fight", Zhu Heji, who had already begun to issue orders in the name of the Emperor of Heaven, was driving in mightily, surrounded by the fusiliers of the brigade. Wuchang Fucheng.
Wuchang people dressed in Ming Dynasty costumes stood densely packed on both sides of the street inside Wushengmen, gaping at the seemingly endless army in front of them.
Different from the various big chess games and small calculations played by Kangxi and Wu Yingxiong, Zhu Heji only had hard power this time!
When we say 300,000 troops, we mean 300,000 troops, without any moisture at all.
Sixty thousand of the 300,000 troops were naval troops, led by Liu Guoxuan, the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy. They sailed up the river and were responsible for seizing water control in the Yangtze River and delivering supplies to the army.
The remaining 240,000 were simply divided into three routes, each containing 80,000 people. All the way along the south bank of the Yangtze River towards Wuchang City, all the way along the north bank of the Yangtze River towards Hankou, all the way through Chaling Pass into Hunan to get to Changsha.
The overwhelming force coupled with a certain degree of suddenness made the opening phase of this war something that could only be described as going too smoothly. Important targets such as Huangzhou Fucheng, Wuchang Fucheng, Hanyang Fucheng, Hankou City, and Changsha Fucheng were all captured before May 30th! And except for the relatively fierce battle in Fankou City in Wuchang County, other cities were obtained casually, and some even surrendered by chance.
Zhu Heji and Zhuge Sanhe entered Wuchang Fucheng on the first day of June.
Victory seems to be in sight!
