"I ask myself that everything I do out of public motives has absolutely no evil intentions."

Back at the mansion, Liu Wenxiu thought about this meeting and murmured to himself. Speaking of which, Liu Wenxiu wants to be Sun Kewang's second best, which is really the biggest nonsense. He has no such ambition, and what he has done during this time

They were also all about strengthening Guizhou's defense capabilities. Including the matter of moving the capital, it was also out of public interest. However, when he decided to go to Shangshu, he did not consider the matters discussed with Li Dingguo, which was contrary to their original agreement.

So much so that even he himself didn't know how to explain it.

Careless, this is Liu Wenxiu's true nature, and this is not the first time that he has tasted the pain of defeat. In the Battle of Baoning, in order to take full credit, he desperately surrounded him from all sides, but in the end, his own weaknesses were exposed.

In front of Wu Sangui; when it came to the Battle of Changde, he once again ignored the speed difference between land march and ship speed, and the sudden heavy rain only widened this gap.

Back to the present day, conflicts have arisen, and Li Dingguo has an attitude of not wanting to hear even a word of explanation. This makes Liu Wenxiu, who originally wanted to speak clearly, even more pointless.

Perhaps, time can alleviate this seemingly irreconcilable conflict, but what the Ming court lacks now is precisely time. Liu Wenxiu knew this very well, so he did his best to reorganize troops and horses in Guizhou and appease the soldiers.

However, now because of Li Dingguo's misunderstanding, the progress has been delayed indefinitely, making him feel depressed.

After returning to the mansion, he really couldn't eat anything and had no thoughts to do anything, so he went back to his room to rest. His mind was filled with the past events since the four people led their troops to Yunnan. They were united at the beginning, and after Ai Nengqi's death

, Sun Kewang, who received the support of Feng Shuangli, began to grow rapidly, and overpowered Li Dingguo in the flag-raising incident at the school ground, officially establishing his dominant position. In the following days, Yongli's six-year counterattack resulted in discord between Sun and Li.

, Li Dingguo turned to march into Guangdong and Guangxi; and although he was deprived of military power by Sun Kewang, he did not completely break up, so he later led the battle of Changde...

Piece by piece, piece by piece, the past comes to mind. The four great princes of Daxi back then are now on the verge of cutting off their robes and severing their ties. It seems that after Zhang Xianzhong died, they fell into the trap of internal fighting.

Like a curse.

After thinking too much, her spirit became more and more exhausted, and Liu Wenxiu gradually fell asleep. However, before going to bed, her mind was constantly wandering, and after falling asleep, she inevitably thought about and dreamed too much.

"You led a large army in pursuit, but Sun Kewang only had a few dozen riders. How did you let him escape?"

"At that time, when I defeated Sun Kewang, I didn't expect him to take a small road. I led many soldiers and chased him from the main road. When I got to Panjiang River, I asked the soldiers carefully, and the soldiers on the bridge said: I have never been there before. I realized that he had taken a small road to escape, so I had to pursue him from the main road.

He went down, and it was expected that there would be less than a hundred men at once, and horses would be replaced everywhere. He did not mention the reason for the great defeat, who would not accept it? He went there overnight. I could only pursue him at one stop a day, so I could not catch up. When I arrived in Guizhou, Feng Shuangli said

He has been gone for four days. I will send out troops to pursue him again, but he is out of reach, so I hope I can escape."

"If I couldn't catch him, I wouldn't have pursued him that day. If I chase him now and I can't catch him, I'd be tempted to throw him somewhere else. I'm afraid the disaster in southern Yunnan is not far away."

However, at the second watch, Liu Wenxiu woke up from the nightmare. His head was covered with sweat, but he knew very well that the picture that just appeared in his mind was not a fantasy, but what actually happened when he saw his Majesty.

In one scene, Emperor Yongli asked him clearly how he let Sun Kewang go, and his answer, even if it was reasonable and well-founded, was refuted by the emperor in the end, and he even came up with such incoherent rhetoric.

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"The emperor is leaning towards Li Dingguo."

Yes, if Li Dingguo had not been trusted more among the two kings, he would never have been recalled from Guizhou so easily. And the answer he gave when he met seemed incoherent, but in fact it was just

It shows the emperor's attitude that he, Liu Wenxiu, can no longer be trusted!

"The key lies in Li Dingguo."

Liu Wenxiu asked himself, he did not have the great feat of liberating the emperor from the prison of Anlong, nor did he have the illustrious military exploits of Li Dingguo who defeated the two famous kings and regained Guangdong. If the emperor chose one of them, he would definitely choose Li Dingguo.

, not his, he still has this self-awareness.

But even so, Liu Wenxiu still couldn't help but feel discouraged. But while he was feeling depressed, he was also trying to explain himself so that he could talk to Li Dingguo clearly after some time. After all, he had no conflicts with Li Dingguo before.

It's not like Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang, who only reached the point where they reached the point of death after years of multiple conflicts.

With this in mind, Liu Wenxiu decided to keep a low profile for a while, just as a cold treatment. Unfortunately, he didn't need to do anything. He just stayed in Kunming city. Even if he didn't inquire about anything, news was constantly flowing in.

drilled into his ears.

"He calls his own troops Jin troops, and he calls those who followed Sun Kewang Qin troops?"

"Yes, Your Highness. Not only is that the case with His Highness the King of Jin, they also treat them differently in terms of rewards, punishments, appointments and even the payment of military food and salary..."

Before the great victory of Jiao Shui, the troops and horses of the two kings, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, together were not enough for Sun Kewang. After the war, Liu Wenxiu reorganized Sun Kewang's old troops in Guizhou, while Li Dingguo focused more on pursuing pursuit in Yunnan.

Suppress Wang Shangli and other ministries.

Last year, not long after Li Dingguo reported illness, Wang Shangli, who was forced to have no other choice, committed suicide in Tengchong. Li Dingguo, on the other hand, was dissatisfied with the court's proposal to move the capital, and despite the emperor's good words and persuasion, it still took a long time.

He just came back. When he came back, he summoned Liu Wenxiu back from Guizhou. Of course, this was nice to hear, but the worst thing to say was that Liu Wenxiu was relieved of his military power and allowed to live in Kunming.

After a lot of trouble, the reorganization work in Yunnan has not started yet. Now, Liu Wenxiu heard that not only has it not started, but it has even been treated differently, which reminds me that in the first month of the year, the imperial court intensified its crimes against internal strife.

Rewards and punishments are obviously also written by Li Dingguo, and they can be said to be of the same origin.

"It turns out that it's not me, Liu Wenxiu, who wants to be Sun Kewang's second best, but you, Li Dingguo!"

Domestic troubles have been eliminated, but foreign troubles are getting worse. At this time, it is even more important to unite as one to have a chance to prepare before the storm comes. This is what Liu Wenxiu did in Guizhou, but Li Dingguo did the opposite in Yunnan.

This is really shocking. But thinking about Sun Kewang, didn't he also exclude Li Dingguo in the same way back then? But now it seems that Li Dingguo was attracted by Sun Kewang.

Li Dingguo treated Li Dingguo so differently. Those soldiers who were originally subordinate to Sun Kewang and who had some thoughts of committing crimes and meritorious service after the end of this internal strife naturally became more and more alienated. Liu Wenxiu didn't know that later history books recorded this period of history as "it was Sun Kewang."

"The soldiers are lazy", but after all, he is experienced in military affairs, and he still understands the truth.

"No, I have to go and explain to His Majesty that Li Dingguo can't be allowed to do such nonsense."

Liu Wenxiu hurriedly asked for permission to enter the palace, but naturally he came back in disgrace. In the final analysis, the emperor trusted Li Dingguo more, and since Liu Wenxiu was no longer trusted, what he said and what he did was natural.

It's also a waste of effort.

"Withdrawing from the wolf and advancing into the tiger, the king of Jin will surely lose his country."

When the people around him said this, he was completely discouraged. In the following days, Liu Wenxiu had completely entered a state of dawdling. He would not go to court on weekdays. It would be hard not to show up at court.

When the time came, he went to go through the motions. Even the troops and horses of the Shu Prince's headquarters were handed over to the guard Chen Jian, which was even worse than when he was left idle by Sun Kewang and went to the mountains to learn Taoism - after all

, the purpose of many people being born is to join the world, but by living like this, they have completely given up.

Not long after, Liu Wenxiu fell ill and became bedridden. Seeing this, Yongli and Li Dingguo also visited him in person, repeatedly comforted him and sent doctors for treatment.

However, Liu Wenxiu suffered from a heart disease for which there was no cure. On April 25, he died of the disease in vain. Before he died, he left a note saying: "Beijing soldiers, the country is in danger, please go to Shu to help the soldiers of the Thirteen Families.

I have a treasure chest of 160,000 yuan, which can be used for payment. All my wives and family members should be whipped to serve the king. Then I will go out to camp in Shaanxi and Luo, and the common people will turn defeat into merit. This minister's mere heart will remain alive even after death.
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