What did Tang Sanshui go to Zhaoqing to do?

Zhou Shixiang was a little surprised and met Tang Sanshui in the conference hall with doubts.

Tang Sanshui came alone, without any followers. He looked good and had a big belly, which was much fatter than when he met in Zhaoqing last year. He wore a casual outfit, and Zhaoqing had many eyes. No matter how brave Tang Sanshui had, he would not dare to wear his admiral's official uniform and came to meet the commander of the Taiping Army.

"Brother Sanshui!"

Tang Sanshui is an old acquaintance. If it weren't for Tang Sanshui, Zhou Shixiang would not have achieved the same achievements today. He drank water and thought about his source, so he did not put on airs, but smiled and stood up to greet him to show his closeness to Tang Sanshui.

Seeing Zhou Shixiang coming to greet him, Tang Sanshui was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then shouted "Not to do anything" and rushed forward. This attitude scared Zhou Shixiang's personal guards and also shocked Zhou Shixiang: Why, Brother Sanshui is coming to be Jing Ke!

Just when Zhou Shixiang was about to retreat subconsciously and the guards were about to pounce on him to capture Tang Sanshui, Tang Sanshui knelt on the ground with a "thump" and then shouted: "Your Highness, King Qi, I am so mean to be lard!"

This scene made Zhou Shixiang confused the monk. I don’t know why Tang Sanshui called lard so much. At the same time, Tang Sanshui’s voice “Your Highness King Qi” also made him stunned.

Zhou Shixiang stood still, but scared Tang Sanshui. He thought that the scholar was holding a grudge against him and refused to forgive him. So he performed harder, hoarsely and burst into tears, saying a lot of incoherent words. Zhou Shixiang took a lot of effort to figure out why Brother Sanshui said that he was called lard and was shocked.

It turned out that after hearing that the Qing army was invaded the southwest and the Yongli court was in danger, Tang Sanshui, who had always been good at setting his position, felt that the prospects of the Ming Dynasty and the Taiping Army were not good, and was afraid that he would be implicated by the Taiping Army, so he deliberately alienated his relationship with the Taiping Army. After bringing Wang Jizhen, the son of King Ma Yaozi and the minister, back from Beijing, Tang Sanshui officially cut off all contact with the Taiping Army.

Not only that, Tang Sanshui also placed heavy troops at several important roads in Shaozhou, and wrote to the Qing court again and again. Just when the southwest news came, the army turned to Guangdong and wanted to work hard for the Qing Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the Taiping Army sent out the news after the Western Expedition, and occupied Guangxi and Huguang, blocking the hundreds of thousands of troops of Prince Xin, Duni, in Yunnan and Guizhou. This made Tang Sanshui so anxious that he didn't know what to do. He regretted that he shouldn't have a double "powerful eye" and bet too fast in advance, which made it too embarrassing and dilemma now. It should be noted that he could sit on the high position of the Guangdong Admiral because of the continuous "military achievements" against the Taiping Army. If the "military achievements" are gone, and the Taiping Army will come to the city again, he would not even have the northwest wind.

For more than half a month, Tang Sanshui was in a state of lying in the admiral's yamen in Shaozhou. He only thought about one thing on his forehead, that is, how to repair the relationship with the Taiping Army. He heard that the scholar returned to Zhaoqing and the Yongli court appointed Xiucai as the Queen of Qi, Tang Sanshui's thoughts once again moved. He decided to come to Zhaoqing in person to resolve the relationship with the scholar. Of course, he still couldn't do the drama of apologizing for the blame. This was not because he was unwilling to do it, but because Tang Sanshui was the admiral of the Qing Dynasty. If he really wanted to do this, he would have to mess with the Qing court!

Brother Sanshui is just trying to repair his relationship with the scholar now, but he didn't say he wanted to take effect. After all, King Xin was just trapped and not defeated. As for the one day when he had an affair with the Taiping Army, he was not afraid of it, because he said that it was a counter-espionage plan by the thief. The facts can prove his loyalty to the Qing Dynasty. If it weren't for him, Tang Sanshui, Shaozhou would have been occupied by the Taiping Army long ago. If it weren't for him, Shaozhou would have been stable. If Shaozhou was lost, Jiangxi would be stable? It would be simple if the Qing court really wanted to deal with him. At worst, it would be clear if he had to cut his hair.

If he has soldiers under his command, he can't make a difference. The reason why Tang Sanshui has never been willing to return to the clarity was just to gain greater benefits between the Ming and Qing dynasties. The price has come, but there is no danger of killing himself. Is there anything I can't do or can't do it? Of course, the most important thing now is that Zhou Shixiang can forgive him, otherwise he would really have no way out.

Zhou Shixiang, who figured out what was going on, looked at Tang Sanshui who was crying in front of his knees, smiled, bent down to help him, comforted him, "Brother is so careless. Shixiang has never blamed his brother in his heart. Besides, this matter is said to be yours and I each have their own masters. What can I blame?"

"Your Highness is really a lot of great men." Tang Sanshui choked and wiped his tears with his sleeve, but the tears did not stop there.

When Zhou Shixiang heard the title of "Your Highness" again, he was very uncomfortable and waved his hand and said, "Brother, I'm a traitor. The matter of King Qi cannot be taken seriously, and I can't be taken seriously. Brother, this is the name of brother, but I'm a traitor."

"Why can't you be considered? Your Highness is honored to be King of Qi. All the people in Shaozhou know about this. It's really gratifying!"

Tang Sanshui, who had climbed up from the ground, still had tears in his eyes, his face was full of admiration, and he sighed in his heart: Why did this thief scholar become the prince of the Ming Dynasty? It's so angering to compare people.

"this"

Zhou Shixiang knew very much about Annan, and he didn't know whether the intention to be named King of Qi was true or false. After all, Guo Zhiqi, a great scholar, never said this. Combined with Yongli's stingy personality, he had more doubts than believed it. But no matter whether this matter is true or false, Zhou Shixiang must take it seriously. The title of King of Qi was too great to him, but this matter was not easy to say too much to Tang Sanshui, so he went over vaguely.

Tang Sanshui did not come empty-handed, but brought gifts. The gift was very real, with 60 trucks of grain. Of course, he did not pay out of his own pocket, but rather lamented the bag of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. These grains were military rations, which were sent from Ganzhou, Jiangxi a few days ago, and they were pulled over before they could even be unloaded. If Shunzhi knew that he had written Tang Sanshui, who was a good general, was so generous that he would be so angry that he would vomit three liters of blood.

Not to hit the gift-giving person, the other party was of value. At this moment, Zhou Shixiang naturally thanked him and asked some news about the Qing court of Tang Sanshui. According to Tang Sanshui, the Qing court sent Prince An Yuele to Jiangning. A few days ago, Tang News said that Prince An had gone to Anqing, but he didn't know what was going on. In addition, the Qing court dispatched troops from Henan, Shaanxi and other places, and the outer vassal Mongolia recruited another 10,000 or 20,000 people, and the green camp in Jiangxi also had abnormal movements. In combination with the dilemma in the southwest, Zhou Shixiang analyzed that Shunzhi might want to mobilize troops to attack Huguang, thereby saving the Yunnan-Guizhou Qing army.

After finally locking up Duoni and Wu Sangui, Zhou Shixiang naturally could not let them come out. Now, Cheng Hanbin's proposal became more and more important. The Northern Expedition was imminent, and the initiative in the war must not turn to the Qing army. The Taiping Army must immediately attack the north, encircle Jiangnan, Wei, rescue Huguang, Zhao, and lead Shunzhi and Qing army, rather than being led by them.

The Northern Expedition Army has been formed, and the battles have occurred, and all the troops are in poverty. Now they are resting in Zhaoqing and Lianzhou. After the Tang King is supervising the country, Zhou Shixiang will be forced to fight the Northern Expedition. If the goal of the Northern Expedition is as fast as possible, they must go north from Shaozhou, which was stationed in Tang Sanshui, and then seize Ganzhou, so that Jiangxi can be determined without fighting. With Jiangxi's manpower, food and grass, the Northern Expedition Army can use war to support the war and reduce the burden on Guangdong. After obtaining the money, food and resources from Jiangnan, and with the rice from Annan, Zhou Shixiang no longer has to worry about money and food. The combat capability of the Taiping Army can be further improved and can withstand defeat. Because of the stable and rich territory of several provinces, the Taiping Army has the ability to make blood, and Zhou Shixiang has the strategic initiative.

Thinking of this, the importance of Tang Sanshui became even more prominent. Zhou Shixiang thought that Tang Sanshui would not come early or late, but he came at this time. Could it be that God gave him a blessing? Just as he was about to talk to him about the Northern Expedition, Dong Changqing, the official of the Ministry of War, rushed in with a document in his face.

"Master, great victory, great victory in Guangxi!" Dong Changqing was extremely excited and shouted along the way, his voice a little hoarse.

"Oh? Bring it!"

Zhou Shixiang also stood up instantly and took the certificate of victory from Dong Changqing. When he saw that there were only five big words on it: "Official duty is worthy of defeating the commander!"

"Haha, okay, okay!" Although only five words, it surpassed everything. Zhou Shixiang laughed, "What a Yu Shizhong, what a Yu Shizhong, I didn't see him wrong!"

"As soon as Roto was defeated, the overall situation in Guangxi was settled, and the Qing army in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou could no longer step beyond the line!" Dong Changqing said excitedly.

"Your Highness?"

Tang Sanshui was a little confused and didn't know what kind of victory the Taiping Army in Guangxi had asked the Taiping Army to fight.

Zhou Shi smiled and said to him, "I'd like to make my brother happy. Our army has defeated Roto in Guangxi."

"Ah? General Ning Nan was defeated!"

Tang Sanshui broke out, and this news was not good for him, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and quickly praised Zhou Shixiang and said: "Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness, Roto's defeat was all because of his good military use and his command."

"It's all soldiers who use their lives. What does it have to do with me?" Zhou Shixiang chuckled, suddenly turned his face and said to Tang Sanshui seriously: "Since Roto was defeated, I have no worries anymore. I want to rush to the Northern Expedition, but I don't know if my brother is willing to help me?"

"Northern Expedition?" Tang Sanshui swallowed his throat. The news made him feel a little unacceptable. After a long time, he hesitated: "I wonder where Your Highness's Northern Expedition?"

Zhou Shixiang smiled slightly and said, "Nandu."

"Nandu?" Tang Sanshui screamed again and said nervously: "I wonder where Your Highness wants to go from to fight north?"

"Is this? What do you think?" Zhou Shixiang didn't say it clearly, but only looked at Tang Sanshui meaningfully.
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