Yang Lao Fort is located in Pingyuezhou, southeast of Guizhou. It is just a small castle. However, this fort is built beside the mountains and is layered, which looks very spectacular from a distance. ●⌒,. The houses and houses in the fort are made of bluestone. Due to their drizzle and humid mountainous areas all year round, and the air is humid, most of the walls in the fort grow wet moss, which makes people feel like the vicissitudes of the world at a glance.

Wu Sangui only brought Hu Guozhu, the general under his command, and no other generals were brought. After arriving at Yang Laobao, a special person brought Wu Sangui in. Unexpectedly, Doni did not meet him, so he asked someone to take him to rest first. This move made Wu Sangui wonder. He wanted to find a familiar general, but he felt that the atmosphere in the fort seemed to be wrong, so he did not dare to move privately, so he arranged it and took a moment to wash up and rest. At this time, the personal guard came to report that it was Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, so he asked for a visit.

Why did Hong Chengchou come to see me so late?

Wu Sangui was surprised. He had once regarded Hong Chengchou as his teacher. In addition, he also wanted to inquire from Hong Chengchou why Doni did not meet him. By the way, he asked Hong Chengchou to help him say a few words for him during the tomorrow's military discussion. Therefore, he rushed out of the room and bowed to Hong Chengchou from afar and shouted: "The teacher has not visited the teacher, but the teacher has come to see the student, which is really a disaster for the student."

Seeing Wu Sangui like this, Hong Chengchou smiled slightly. Although he and Wu Sangui had the name of teachers and students, they were not as teachers and students. Now Wu Sangui is a prince, but he can still be respected by teachers and students. He couldn't help but feel relieved. While stepping forward to help him up, he said, "I have been together for several years in the capital, and the King of Pingxi is fine!"

"Teacher, don't call students like this, as students will lose their lives!" Wu Sangui's words were not about acting, but about the truth in his heart.

Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said, "Pingxi King"

Wu Sangui hurriedly interrupted him: "The teacher can just call Sangui's name."

"Well, that's fine."

Hong Chengchou nodded slightly, no longer politely, and said, "Sangui, you have made a reputation in the battle of Seven Star Pass. Only you are the best in the three armies. Why? Do you want to rob the first merit of entering Yunnan and destroying Ming?"

Wu Sangui smiled bitterly and said, "In front of the teacher, the students dare not hide it. Although the students have the experience of defeating Ming, they can cross the Black Stone Pass and the Seven Star Pass in the battles, and the students' subordinates suffered too much casualties. It was a lucky chance to defeat Li Dingguo. How dare they think of the first merit in Yunnan."

"Don't you really want to?" Hong Chengchou's eyes seemed to see through Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui felt a little uncomfortable when he saw it, but he still said with a thorn in his mouth: "I really don't dare."

"Is that so? Do you know what this is?"

Hong Chengchou did not comment and took out something from his hand and asked Wu Sangui to see it. When Wu Sangui saw the object in Hong Chengchou's hand, he was speechless. It turned out that there was a chess piece in Hong Chengchou's palm.

Hong Chengchou took a chess piece and asked me to see what it meant. Is it implying that I was a chess piece in the hands of the Qing court, and I couldn’t help myself in advancing or retreating, or was there something else?

Wu Sangui couldn't guess what Hong Chengchou's move meant. He looked at him with some confusion and said in confusion: "What do you want to explain to the students when the teacher holds a chess piece in his palm?"

Hong Chengchou said lightly: "It means that you, King Pingxi, is deceiving me as a teacher."

Wu Sangui was shocked and said in a panic: "The students have never deceived the teacher, but they don't know why the teacher has this idea?"

"Get into the house and talk."

Hong Chengchou signaled Wu Sangui to enter the house with him. After entering the house, he sat down on his own and said to Wu Sangui: "Although you and I have the name of teachers and students, they are not distinguished from respect and humbleness. Moreover, you should regard you as a human being, so why did you kneel down to me as soon as I came?"

"Of course students should be very respectful to teachers. What's wrong with this?" Hong Chengchou's question made Wu Sangui not know how to answer.

Hong Chengchou asked him directly: "Sangui, in front of me, don't say anything that is not there. I will ask you, you are here in Yang Laobao this time, but if you have something to do, I need me to help you?"

Wu Sangui didn't think much. Since Hong Chengchou said it himself, he followed the flow and said, "The teacher is really a god! I hope the teacher will remember your old love. The Japanese army will say a few words for the students tomorrow."

Hong Chengchou pretended to be puzzled and said, "You are the King of Pingxi and have just defeated Li Dingguo. Just as he was at the peak of his life, I don't know what I want to help you?"

In front of Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui felt that there was no need to hide it, so he told the truth: "Students don't want to enter Yunnan to fight Li Dingguo."

Upon hearing this, Hong Chengchou smiled and said, "It is natural to eat the king's fortune to share your worries. Your King of Piaoxi is now a great military achievement and progress is the best. Who will enter Yunnan if you don't enter Yunnan?"

Seeing that Hong Chengchou didn't understand what he meant, Wu Sangui was a little anxious and said, "Does the teacher really not understand what the students think?"

"I understand or not, but I am not the one who can make decisions. My current situation is, hehe, and I am also an outsider. I believe you know this in your heart." After saying that, Hong Chengchou glanced at Wu Sangui meaningfully.

Wu Sangui was still confused. He said, "The teacher in the Southwest is to push the three troops into Yunnan. The teacher has no right to make decisions, so he can always make a few words."

"You, your Liaodong Army often did this in the Ming Dynasty. Now the Qing Dynasty is in, you still do this. Do you know that your idea is to preserve your strength and to gain self-respect, which is a taboo in the court." Hong Chengchou shook his head.

Wu Sangui hurriedly said: "Students dare not support themselves, otherwise they would never surrender to the Qing Dynasty that day. What the students think is just to let their children have a good end."

"You don't have to hide anything. I don't understand anything in this world. In fact, this matter is nothing big. Even if you tell me the truth, I won't blame you for anything. It's better to be done sooner."

"How about early road?"

Hong Chengchou spoke inexplicably inexplicably, making Wu Sangui more confused the more he listened.

"Will early, I will avoid going to have a lot of trouble."

"What does the teacher mean?"

"You said it earlier, I will teach you earlier. Why? Your King Pingxi is really a noble person now. You can't even understand my words?"

"But I don't know what the teacher has taught me!"

"Can I know what to do?" Hong Chengchou said that there was nothing he could do, but his eyes were staring at Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui thought about it and knelt in front of Hong Chengchou without hesitation, saying, "I hope the teacher will give you advice, and the students will be deeply engraved and will never forget them until they die!"

Seeing that Wu Sangui finally understood his meaning, Hong Chengchou hurriedly helped Wu Sangui up and said, "The King of Pingxi is so serious! You and I don't have the name of a teacher or a student. The King of Pingxi values ​​me so much, and it is purely to praise me. How can I not know anything? But if I have any disagreements in the future, I hope that King of Pingxi will take more responsibility."

Wu Sangui didn't know what Hong Chengchou said was not right, but immediately said: "If Sangui gets help from his mentor, he will definitely repay his mentor!"

Wu Sangui deliberately changed "teacher" to "teacher". Hong Chengchou heard that his name changed, and "teacher" became "teacher", which was a big meaning.

"According to the teacher's intention, how should students do it?"

"What were you going to say first?"

"Since entering Guizhou, there have been constant wars, and the casualties have been severe. The soldiers are exhausted and cannot fight again."

"Soldiers are exhausted and will eventually recover. No matter how serious the casualties are, there will be a time to replenish them."

"Is it not a long-term solution to tell students that even if they use this excuse?"

"I didn't say anything."

"This strategy doesn't work. Can the teacher have someone else to teach me?"

"If you cannot get rid of Yongli, the court will be uneasy. If you cannot enter Yunnan for a long time, you will definitely make the court alert."

"My teacher's words are very good! But the students don't know how to deal with it?"

"There are many unstable people among the chieftains in Guizhou, and these people will inevitably cause trouble."

"Thank you for your advice!"

Wu Sangui was overjoyed. Hong Chengchou clearly told him that he could make the Guizhou chieftains have the illusion of turmoil from time to time. In this way, whether it was Doni or the Qing court, he could not allow him to march into Yunnan immediately, and indirectly preserve his military strength. To put it bluntly, it was to raise the thief and respect himself.

Hong Chengchou still said calmly: "The King of Pingxi does not need to thank me too early! Although the chieftain can cause rebellion, the King of Pingxi can also calm him down, but his play cannot be done for a long time!"

Wu Sangui hurriedly asked again: "My teacher is clear and the students are dull and cannot come up with a complete solution."

This time, Hong Chengchou suddenly fell silent, and his fingers gently knocked on the table. After a while, he suddenly said to Wu Sangui: "Do you know why Prince Xin didn't see you today?"
Chapter completed!