The momentum was unstoppable, and the Central Plains ascended the throne and became emperor in one fell swoop, and the morale was sluggish. The two were incomparable. The former was the image of an emperor, while the latter was like a clown who was a lost family, and the wise did not do it.

Now let alone Wu Sangui himself dare not become the emperor again, even Hu Shouliang and others who had been encouraging him to become emperor at first did not dare to mention it again.

Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong, with the scolding of his eldest brother-in-law Xia Guogong and his third brother-in-law Guo Zhuangtu, also suppressed his intention to persuade his father to ascend the throne.

In fact, Wu Sangui has only three biological daughters. The eldest daughter married Xia Guoxiang and the second daughter married Hu Guozhu. The youngest daughter Wu Ke is only 14 years old this year and is born to her beloved concubine Chen Yuanyuan and has not yet been married. Wu Sangui likes this little daughter the most because her youngest daughter looks very similar to her mother Chen Yuanyuan and looks quite beautiful.

In the early years, Wu Sangui had a baby marriage for his youngest daughter, and he promised that his Wu family's Tong family was the son of Wang Yongkang, the son of the Wang family, a large family member of Suzhou. However, now Suzhou is occupied by the Taiping Army, and the Wang family was investigated by the clan because of Tonglu, so the marriage was abandoned. Even if the Wang family has not been investigated, it seems that this marriage will not be successful.

After all, Wu Sangui could not marry his beloved daughter to the territory of the Taiping Army. God knows whether the thief scholar who even Geng Jimao had two sons could have done anything beastly to his daughter. Wu Sangui would never let himself be a "father-in-law" who was a thief scholar.

Speaking of which, Zhou Shixiang has committed a great sin in recent years. It turns out that many marriages have been separated by him, such as the marriage of Liu Xiaozhao, the daughter of Liu Rushi, the Lord of Hedong Jun.

Without Zhou Shixiang, Liu Xiaozhao in Suzhou would not be able to sulk in the house every day because she didn't like Mr. Yu who came to please her mother every day.

In Xiaozhao's heart, her wishful husband should be the top scholar and scholar, not the reckless man who only knows how to dance with swords and guns. Unfortunately, Xiaozhao's mother thought differently from her. She was very fond of Mr. Yu, who came to her every day like a little bitch. She really was the mother-in-law who looked at her son-in-law and became more and more happy. If it weren't for her husband Qian Qianyi, Liu Rushi would have been going on his own initiative to marry his daughter.

In addition, if Zhou Shixiang was not available, Wu Sangui would have married his most beloved daughter to Suzhou this year. With his attachment and reluctance to leave his mother, and his future husband, the beauty Wu Ke shyly went to Jiangnan.

However, Zhou Shixiang didn't know all this.

Guo Zhuangtu married not Wu Sangui's biological daughter, but his eldest brother Wu Sanfu's daughter. However, Wu Sangui married his niece to Guo Zhuangtu in the name of his biological daughter. Some people who don't know about the outside world think that Guo Zhuangtu married Wu Sangui's daughter, but he didn't know that he was just Wu Sangui's niece.

Regarding the fact that Wu Sangui proclaimed himself emperor, the attitudes of the Prime Minister of Xia, Hu Guozhu and Guo Zhuangtu were very subtle. Xia Guozhu and Guo Zhuangtu agreed with Wu Sangui's proclaim, but Hu Guozhu's attitude was both imitated. Although he had never said anything against him, he did not support him publicly.

Now, it is no longer necessary to proclaim himself emperor. Prime Minister Xia and Guo Zhuangtu know how to weigh the pros and cons, so they will no longer support their brother-in-law Wu Yingxiong. Instead, they advise Wu Sangui to get the King of Han from Hao Yaoqi's hand and temporarily support the King of Han to calm the morale of the army.

Fang Xianting naturally had to complete this task when he went to Hao Yaoqi's army. If the King of Han agreed to go to Luoyang and was put on by Wu Sangui's yellow robe, then for the Dingwu court in Nandu, it would be a big trouble just like the Yongli period in the past.

King Han Zhu Li was the ninth generation grandson of King Han Xian, King Zhu Song, the son of Taizu, but he was not a legitimate branch. In the fifth year of Shunzhi, when a large-scale anti-Qing uprising broke out in Shanxi, Zhu Li was elected as the "King of Han" by various rebels as the call for the restoration movement. At that time, the Yongli court recognized Zhu Li's King Han when the vassal was withered and the genealogy was chaotic. After Shanxi's defeat, Zhu Li fled to Huguang and has been in Hao Yaoqi's camp for more than ten years since then.

From the perspective of integrity, Zhu Li, the King of Han, is very similar to Emperor Dingwu. Both Ming Dynasty royal families who insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty and refused to surrender. The two had a very similar experience. They suffered hardships in their early years and were illiterate. During the years when they insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty, they also struggled on the brink of death repeatedly.

Zhou Shixiang knew that Hao Yaoqi did not follow Li Laiheng and the others to go north. He originally only said that Hao Yaoqi had vision and knew that Li Laiheng and the others would probably fail in taking the risk north, so he stayed in southern Henan to persist so that Li Laiheng and the others could manage a retreat, but he didn't expect that Hao Yaoqi was the idea of ​​Wu Sangui.

Zhou Shixiang didn't care much about Hao Yaoqi's family joining Wu Sangui. After all, Hao Yaoqi's boss can only fight a few thousand people, and the remaining 20,000 to 30,000 people are all mobs. Torture two B-level towns can force Hao Yaoqi to become in chaos. However, if Hao Yaoqi gives King Han to Wu Sangui, it would be a big trouble.

"The bandits just can't believe it. The general treats them so much, but they don't want to be grateful. Instead, they make things difficult for the general. They are really ungrateful. If they had known today, they wouldn't have rescued them from Kuidong and let them starve to death."

Xu Yingyuan was indignant. The fact that King Shun Li Laiheng led the main force of Zhongzhen Camp north to bring the generals was already a headache for the general. He had no choice but to let Tang Sanshui go north to restrain him, and even used his utmost to induce King Jing to rebel, which made Zhongzhen Camp stop by the Yellow River. Now that the troubles on Shun King have not been resolved, Hao Yaoqi jumped out again and brought out a big trouble like Yongli. He was a typical kind-hearted general and hatred, and no one could stand it.

"What's the hurry? Didn't Hao Yaoqi go to Luoyang? Isn't Han King sick too? What does this mean? It means that Hao Yaoqi and Han King are not stupid."

Zhou Shixiang shook his head and rescued Zhongzhen Camp from Kuidong. He did not think it was a mistake. Even though Zhongzhen Camp and his appearance were incompatible with him and disrupted his deployment of extermination against the Qing Dynasty, he did not regard Zhongzhen Camp as an enemy and wanted to solve them.

Zhou Shixiang treated Zhongzhen Camp differently. The old generals were a group of bandits, the loess banded bandits, and the local bandits in Henan were another group of bandits.

Tang Sanshui went north to fight with Zhongzhen Camp several times, but the losses of Zhongzhen Camp were actually not big. The thunder was loud and the raindrops were small. On the one hand, it was because Tang Sanshui did not dare to fight with Zhongzhen Camp, and on the other hand, it was because Wu Chongshan also had a selective blow to the "enemy".

Furthermore, unless the main force of the Taiping Army transfers two troops up, they will not be able to eat the 100,000 troops of Zhongzhen Camp.

"Master, you still believe in Hao Yaoqi too much. You asked Hao Yaoqi to send King Han to Nandu twice, but he ignored him. Now he has directly voted for Wu Sangui. Who can guarantee that he will not be obsessed with greed and hand over the King Han to Wu Sangui?" Xu Yingyuan reminded.

Zhou Shixiang nodded. He could not put his hope of solving the problem. Hao Yaoqi was not stupid. The army closest to Hao Yaoqi was the fourth war zone under the charge of Zhao Sihai, who was promoted to the governor of the Right Army. However, the fourth war zone has not been reorganized yet, and it is impossible to send troops to Henan in a short time. Hao Yaoqi was captured. At the fastest, it will take more than a month before the fourth war zone can send troops to Henan.

"You write a letter to Hubei Governor Yuan Zongdi for me." Zhou Shixiang ordered.

Xu Yingyuan asked, "What is written in the letter?"

Zhou Shixiang thought about it and ordered: "Tell Yuan Zongdi that Hao Yaoqi can leave, but King Han cannot. How to do it specifically is his Yuan Zongdi's business. Whether he can do it or not is also his Yuan Zongdi's business."

"I will go and write a letter now." Xu Yingyuan agreed and hurriedly went to write a letter. After walking a few steps, he stopped and turned around and asked, "Master General, what if Yuan Zongdi can't do it?"

"Then let him come to Nanjing to discuss the incorporation of Hubei into the Fourth War Zone."

Zhou Shixiang waved his hand and signaled Xu Yingyuan to write a letter. After waiting for the person to go down, Zhou Shixiang picked up the tea bowl that had already been cold on the table and took a few sips, and then his eyes fell on the map behind him. The General Staff had made detailed marks on the map according to the forces and the progress of the war. Zhou Shixiang's eyes moved upward from Hubei and finally landed in the Yifeng area east of Kaifeng.

The news from the Military Information Department said that Zhongzhen Camp could not cross the river. It was under the command of Shun King Li Laiheng's entire army advanced westward and wanted to seize Kaifeng. Tang Sanshui, who "going north to serve the king", was now accidentally tyrannical to Yifeng, the place that must be passed to enter Kaifeng. Zhou Shixiang suspected that Tang Sanshui really had the courage to kill Yifeng, which was not in line with it.

"Brother Sanshui will probably retreat to Kaifeng, so that's interesting."

Zhou Shixiang said to himself and suddenly laughed. If the war in Henan turns into a fight between Oboi and Wu Sangui outside and Tang Sanshui defends Kaifeng inside, then Sanshui is afraid that he will really become the mainstay of the Qing Dynasty this time.

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