Zhu Cixuan was stunned and was stunned. It was not until Zhu Mai called twice that he came to his senses and a smile was barely squeezed out on his face. "Yu'er, what do you want Zhou Xianke to bring to me?"

Zhu Mei nodded, took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Zhu Cixuan. "He didn't say anything else, he just said that you'll understand after reading this letter."

Zhu Cilang opened it and saw only one sentence inside. "Whenever there is a separatist north and south, there must be Xiangyang and Sichuan in the south. Now both are not clear, what can I do about it!"

That's it...

Zhu Cilang was stunned on the spot. After a long time, he suddenly laughed and handed the letter to Zhu Mai.

After seeing it, Zhu Mai looked at Zhu Cixuan in confusion, "Brother, is this?"

Zhu Cilang stopped and smiled and said, "Zhou Xian is asking me for help! But he is unwilling to say it clearly, so he can only use such a seemingly kind-hearted reminder to me and write such inexplicable words."

Zhu Moe shook her head and said she didn't understand very much. "Brother, will you help him?"

Zhu Cilang pondered for a moment and nodded gently, "If Zhou Xian could lead the Qing army to Henan, I would naturally not miss the opportunity to regain Xiangyang. But there are still some problems at the moment..."

Zhu Cilang turned to Zhu's wife and said, "Yu'er, it's still early, so you can rest early too! Let's talk to each other tomorrow."

Zhu Mei nodded, stood up and bowed slightly, and stood up to say goodbye.

Zhu Cilang sent her outside the hall and watched her walk away.

Han Zanzhou stepped forward, "Your Majesty, it's cold at night. Should you go to the queen to rest?"

Zhu Cilang shook his head, "Send someone out of the palace, and call him Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Jiang Riguang, and Du Yinxi. I am waiting for them in Wuying Palace."

After walking two steps, Zhu Cilang suddenly turned around and called King Lu, Lu Jiude, Ma Jixiang, and Ma Shiying at the same time."

Zhu Cixuan took out Zhou Xian's letter and handed it to Han Zanzhou, and asked him to pass it to everyone to read. "Du Aiqing, if Zhou Xian and the Qing army fought in the Central Plains, can our army recover Xiangyang and Bashu?"

Du Yinxi was silent for a moment and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, if you can surrender the rebel army as soon as possible, and use it as the front drive, the recovery of Xiangyang is just around the corner. As for Bashu, General Xiao Cao lost in Sichuan, and there is no condition to send troops north to restrain the Wu army. If you only advance west from Jingzhou, the road will be steep and difficult. As long as the Wu army responds wholeheartedly, it will be difficult to recover Bashu."

Seeing Zhu Cilang frowned slightly, Du Yinxi continued: "Your Majesty, I think the Ming Dynasty does not have the conditions to recover Bashu at present, so I should win over Wu Sangui. After all, if our army is rushing to Xiangyang, Wu Sangui sends troops to support the Qing army in Xiangyang, it will bring endless trouble to our army."

Zhu Cixuan turned his head and nodded silently, "Shi Aiqing, has Fang Yizao replied?"

Fang Yizao was once the governor of Liaodong, and Wu Sangui once came to his subordinates. Later, because the matter of private peace talks with the Qing Dynasty was leaked, Fang Yizao was criticized by Huang Daozhou and was dismissed from office.

Considering his close relationship with Wu Sangui, he was recommended by Shi Kefa to act as an envoy to meet Wu Sangui.

Shi Kefa nodded and replied: "Fang Yizao said in his reply that Wu Sangui was extremely polite to him, but he kept silent about the surrender of the court. Only when his military advisor Xia Guogong was talking to Fang Yizao in private, he mentioned that the Qing Dynasty appointed Wu Sangui as the King of Shu and promised to let him forever maintain Bashu."

Zhu Cixuan clenched his fists, "Wu Sangui also wants me to treat him like this?"

Shi Kefa nodded gently and said nothing.

Gao Hongtu took a step forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Wu Sangui was originally a minister of the Ming Dynasty. He received the grace of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, but he defected to the Qing Dynasty in the time of the Ming Dynasty. If such unfaithful and unrighteous people were granted the title of king, where would other loyal ministers be placed? Therefore, the act of enthroning the title of king must not be done."

Jiang Riguang frowned, "But if he did not make him king, would he completely surrender to the Qing Dynasty with his temperament? Now Wu Sangui has completely occupied Bashu, so what is the difference between the imperial court's title of him or not? It's just a false title, what does it mean to give him or not? You must know that Wu Sangui currently has nearly 100,000 powerful soldiers."

Gao Hongtu waved his hand and said, "Mr. Jiang is such a bad thing! Although there is only half of the country left in the Ming Dynasty, it is the orthodox place in the world and must not give in to some things."

Ma Shiying echoed: "What Gaoge tribe said is so, who is Wu Sangui, how can he be granted the title of king? He has a different surname and a king, where will the Ming vassal kings be appointed in various places?"

Although Gao Hongtu was not happy with Ma Shiying, he was very satisfied with his agreement and nodded deeply.

Zhu Cilang also nodded and turned to Du Yinxi and said, "Du Ai, what do you think!"

Du Yinxi said: "I think what the two masters said makes sense, but I think whether Wu Sangui surrenders to the Ming Dynasty is not due to him, but to the changes in the external situation. If the Ming Dynasty is strong, he will surrender to the Ming Dynasty. If the Qing Dynasty is powerful, he will still be loyal to the Qing Dynasty. But what he hopes more is to confront north and south so that he can permanently control Sichuan and Sichuan."

Zhu Cilang nodded, "You continue talking."

Du Yinxi said: "Your Majesty, you can't get his loyalty by conferring Wu Sangui as king. If you can stabilize him, you can also not be conferred as king. For example, use the Duke of Hou to lure him and allow him to guard Sichuan and Shu. As long as you can temporarily stabilize him, our army can recover Xiangyang, and keep the future for future considerations. After all, the situation is changing rapidly now, and it is hard to predict what will happen in the future? I think our army's primary task is to surrender the Huguang Rebellion Army as soon as possible, otherwise even if the situation changes, our army may not do anything."

Du Yinxi's words attracted unanimous agreement among the ministers. After a long conversation, they finally reached an agreement. At most, Wu Sangui was granted a marquis, but he could promise to let him forever maintain Bashu.

Finally, Zhu Cilang said, "Du You, hurry back to Wuchang as soon as possible. I will give you full responsibility and surrender them. If you have the opportunity, raise an army to the north and recover Xiangyang."

Du Yinxi knelt down, "I obey the order. Your Majesty, I have another request."

Zhu Cilang nodded and said, "You said."

Du Yinxi said: "Gao Jie and the Chuang Army are in conflict. Please send an order to transfer him out of Huguang to avoid chaos."

Zhu Cilang nodded in agreement and said, "That's good. Aiqing Shi, why don't you transfer Gao Jie back to Nanjing!"

Shi Kefa replied: "Your Majesty, Cao Bianjiaochuan was defeated and has been asking for reinforcements from the court. Do you think you will transfer Gao Jie directly to Yunnan? Moreover, if there is a large imperial army in Yunnan, you can also restrain Wu Sangui on the south side to prevent him from reinforcement of the Qing army in Xiangyang at that time."

Zhu Cilang was obviously stunned for a moment, and then understood what Shi Kefa meant.
Chapter completed!