The reason why Yang Zhan is grateful to Lan Lan is not that he is unable to control the internal disputes, but that he has more important things to do.

Lan Lan returned to Jiading to help him take care of these chores, while he just happened to concentrate on forming an anti-Qing alliance.

As Lu Daqi said, only when the world is at peace can the Kingdom of Shu be at peace. Now that Sun Kewang had the idea of ​​welcoming Emperor Yongle, Yang Zhan could not stand idly by.

It was Lu Daqi's conjecture and concern that Sun Ke hoped to coerce the emperor to command the princes. Yang Zhan wanted to facilitate this matter and truly guide this effective force to the main battlefield against the Qing army.

Since reaching a cooperation agreement with Liu Wenxiu, and with the continuous input of materials from Shu to them, the feelings between Yang Zhan, Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo have grown day by day.

Both of them were impressed by Yang Zhan's character, martial arts and wisdom, and they also listened to Yang Zhan's words.

At the beginning, after the Great Western Army occupied Zunyi, it opened a channel to march southwest, conquered Guiyang, Dingfan Prefecture, Yongning Prefecture, and other counties in western Guizhou and quickly occupied the entire territory of Guizhou.

Sun Kewang knew that Yang Zhan was influencing his brothers behind the scenes. In order to prevent Yang Zhan from annexing the Great Western Army, he hastily established the Daxing Dynasty in Guiyang and made himself the leader of the country.

In order to avoid Yang Zhan, Sun Kewang wanted to send his troops to Nanling in Guangdong to compete for territory with Nanming. If there was a crisis, he could also go to sea.

Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo firmly opposed it. They said: "My father was killed by an arrow, and we have a sworn hatred with the Qing army. If we continue to fight with the Ming army in the face of a powerful enemy, it will only benefit the Qing army."

They advocated joining forces with Yang Zhan to open up Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou and establish anti-Qing base areas.

Their suggestions were approved by most generals.

Sun Kewang disagreed. He believed that Yang Zhan could be used, but he had to be careful. Since resisting the Qing Dynasty was popular, he would rather unite with Nanming than Yang Zhan.

Ai Nengqi stands on the side of Ke Wang. He has a straightforward temperament and always only recognizes family ties and does not distinguish between right and wrong. In the past, Zhang Xianzhong was the father, and it was difficult to disobey his father's orders. Now Sun Kewang is the eldest brother, and the eldest brother is like his father.

The final strategy decided was to only maintain trade with Yang Zhan, while actively contacting Nanming and striving to unite with Ming to fight against Qing. However, we should conquer Yunnan first.

At that time, Yunnan was still under the Ming Dynasty and was under the jurisdiction of Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Guizhou. When Sha Dingzhou, the chieftain of Ami Prefecture, saw that the world was in chaos and the opportunity came for him to separate himself, he also led troops to rebel, causing Mu Tianbo to flee Kunming.

Long Zaitian, Mu Tianbo's deputy general, had met Sun Kewang when he pretended to surrender in Zhang Xianzhong Gucheng. He sent someone to ask for help from Sun Kewang and said: "If your Xingyi Division comes to attack, then the whole province of Yunnan can be captured."

The Daxing Army sent troops to Yunnan in the name of revenge for the Duke of Guizhou. When Ai Nengqi attacked Dongchuan Prefecture in Yunnan, he was ambushed by the local chieftain Lu Wanzhong and died from a poisoned arrow.

Ai Nengqi's death aroused the hatred of the Daxing army, which was invincible along the way. When Sha Dingzhou heard the news, he was so frightened that he abandoned Kunming and fled south.

The Daxing army divided its forces and advanced. Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu broke through the stronghold and captured Sha Dingzhou alive. East Yunnan was completely pacified. When the army returned, Mu Tianbo "bowed his head and thanked him." The locals hated him because of Sha Dingzhou's cruelty. I heard that

He was killed without clapping and cheering.

With the secret help of Yang Zhan, they implemented a policy of restoring production in Yunnan that was beneficial to the people. People of the Yi, Bai, Zhuang, and Dai ethnic groups joined the army one after another. The Great Western Army expanded to more than 200,000 people, and new armed forces were added -

—Elephant Team.

Sun Kewang originally wanted to be emperor, but now that there is a peaceful scene of production and development, and the Ming Dynasty officials around Mu Tianbo who used to do what they want and encourage him all day long, he no longer wants to fight against the Qing army.

The Qing army has approached Guangdong and Guangxi, and the situation is urgent. Emperor Yongle is in danger. Moreover, once the Qing army is allowed to march straight into the south, Sichuan will be surrounded from north to south.

Under this situation, putting aside old grievances and forming a strong anti-Qing alliance would be beneficial and harmless to the Daxing Army and the Shu Army.

Yang Zhan originally planned to send Kuan as an envoy to Yunnan, but considering Sun Kewang's suspicion and wariness of him, he might have gone in vain.

He decided to go there in person. Liu Wenxiu was in Guizhou, so he had no choice but to go to Li Dingguo first.

Yang Zhan and Liu Jiankuan quietly arrived at Li Dingguo's camp in Yunnan, but Li Dingguo lay on the bed and couldn't get up, unable to see them.

They had no choice but to go out to find Bai Wenxuan, who told them everything that had happened recently.

Sun Kewang ignored the plan of "uniting the Ming Dynasty and resisting the Qing Dynasty" that he had made in Guizhou, and tried to separate Yunnan and dominate one side. Li Dingguo said to him righteously: "Zhaoqing already has Emperor Yongli, don't even think about what you have."

What kind of virtue do you dare to be so arrogant? Do you want to destroy yourself?"

Because of Li Dingguo's bravery and outstanding military exploits, he became more and more powerful in speaking in front of Sun Kewang.

Sun Kewang temporarily gave up the idea, but he was still worried about it in his heart.

Yang Weizhi, the deputy envoy to Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty and a fellow countryman of Sun Kewang, had a glimpse of Sun Kewang's thoughts, so he repeatedly provoked the brothers and encouraged Sun Kewang: "Since he wants to respect Emperor Yongle, you should go and welcome Emperor Yongle and ask him to grant him a title."

As the King of Qin, you took the Emperor to command the princes, and suppressed the King of Dingxi and the King of Funan in a legitimate and legitimate manner."

Sun Kewang sent Yang Weizhi as an envoy to negotiate with Emperor Yongli and asked for the title of King of Qin. Although Li Dingguo knew what Sun Kewang was thinking, he had to remain silent in order to realize his wish to "unite the Ming Dynasty and resist the Qing Dynasty".

Unexpectedly, Yang Weizhi made the trip in vain, and Sun Kewang's request was rejected by Emperor Yongli and his subordinates.

Yang Zhan knew in his heart that at that time, Emperor Yongle wanted Yang Zhan to welcome him to Shu.

Under the instigation of Yang Weizhi and Ren Zhen, Sun Kewang called himself "King of Qin", changed the name of Yunnan to Yunxing Province, and minted coins privately.

Li Dingguo was very dissatisfied with Sun Kewang's various actions and contradicted and offended Sun Kewang on many occasions.

Ten days ago, Sun Kewang notified all the troops to gather at the martial arts field. Before Sun Kewang arrived, Li Dingguo's troops entered the martial arts field first. The army fired salutes and raised the flag as usual.

Sun Kewang was so angry that he pointed at Li Dingguo and cursed: "You usually don't take Gu in the eyes, but today you did such an disrespectful thing, I won't let you go!" Then, he immediately issued an order to punish the Western King Li Dingguo.

One hundred military sticks.

Li Dingguo said angrily: "You and I are brothers. It's just that the army has no commander for the time being. I respect you as the master. Why should I count on you?"

After saying that, he was about to withdraw from the martial arts arena with his team. In order to prevent division, Bai Wenxuan hugged Li Dingguo from behind and advised: "Please be patient for the time being, King Dingxi. If you leave, we will be divided and we will be more easily attacked."

People take advantage of the situation and enter!"

Other generals also stepped forward to persuade him. Li Dingguo calmed down. If he left today, he would definitely break with Sun Kewang. The situation that the Daxing Army had finally won would be ruined again.

I had no choice but to grit my teeth and accept the hundred military sticks.

Li Dingguo stepped forward boldly, silently, and reluctantly accepted the blame. When he was hit with fifty military sticks, the generals knelt down and begged for mercy on his behalf. Sun Kewang also stepped forward, hugged Li Dingguo and cried bitterly, saying: "I am

For the sake of righteousness, I hope that my dear brother will not hold grudges, and we will be of one mind and heart from now on."

Li Dingguo endured this insult for the sake of unity.

After speaking, Bai Wenxuan repeatedly begged Yang Zhan, "General Yang, now is a time when we are experiencing many internal conflicts. Can you choose another time to see them? I don't want to deepen their misunderstanding because of you."
Chapter completed!